Karen Appleton Page

Karen Appleton Page is a General Partner at B Capital Group, focused on early stage investments. She is an experienced entrepreneur, investor and board member. Known and respected as a business leader, Karen worked on the Enterprise GTM team at Apple, leading the commercial channel, strategic partners, the Mobility Partner Program and the Industry team. She was one of the founding executives at Box, leading GTM activities, defining Box’s approach to partnerships and business development, cultivating C-level relationships, strategic initiatives, and was the founder of Box.org. She is on the board of Plastiq, Bright.md, Centivo and Deputy, and board observer to Kandji and Percent. She is a former trustee at the Computer History Museum and The Newseum. She is an executive committee member of the Dean’s Advisory Council at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, and Thorn. Karen’s angel investments include AllStripe, The Riveter, Mutiny, DogSpot, HarperWilde, Okay, Glamsquad and EverLoved. She is experienced in building businesses from zero to high growth, evaluating and deploying double-digit expansion efforts, defining and implementing net-new initiatives, passionate about executing strategic partnerships and business development plans through data driven analysis, strategic prioritization, and relentless execution. Adept at public speaking, building teams and managing people to do their best work. Described by peers and leaders as an athlete, broad-based in skillsets, creative, instinctive, driven, and with a vast network of relationships that impact business outcomes. Karen holds a bachelor’s degree from Towson University and a MS in Advanced Behavioral Science and Organizational Development from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.