Karen Furstenberg

Karen Furstenberg is a professional with significant financial, operational and administrative skills developed through 14 years of diversified experience in the healthsciences and manufacturing industries. She has considerable exposure to and involvement with process improvement changes requiring innovative approaches to improve efficiency and profitability through enhancing technologies, policies and procedure, and staff competency's. Karen's industry experience includes several financial and operational management positions including in developing and leading regulatory monitoring programs, leading due diligence and post acquisition teams, project management of several IT conversions in both clinical and financial arenas, and internal financial team restructuring projects. Prior to joining Ernst & Young, Karen worked in a hospital reimbursement function, and then as a Compliance Officer, Director of Internal Audit, and as a Chief Financial Officer. Her experience includes hospitals, long term care, home health, as well as bio-tech based organizations. While with Ernst & Young, Karen has served numerous diversified healthscience clients in a wide-variety of capacities including start-up internal audit functions, outsourcings, teaming, and project management roles. Karen leads the Southeast Area Healthcare practice for Business Risk Services and serves as a National Advisory Partner on several healthcare clients beyond the Southeast Area. Karen is a regular speaker for healthcare education programs regarding risk management and regulatory issues. Karen is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting. Karen is also a Certified Internal Auditor.