Karien (she/her) studied business and emerging market economics at the University of Stellenbosch and the University of Cape Town. As a Director of the Shuttleworth Foundation, she partners with individuals who employ openness as a tool to advance equity and social justice. Karien’s ability to problem solve with an interdisciplinary approach is invaluable to changemakers and new system builders who are laying the groundwork for meaningful, lasting social transformation. She advises a diverse range of initiatives with an emphasis on the natural environment, including strategic interventions in open environmental data, environmental monitoring, conservation technology, social currencies and the right to repair.

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