Karen Derr Gilbert
Karen Derr Gilbert is a partner and chief operating officer at FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investment firm she joined in 1999. She oversees investor relations, capital formation, strategic business development, marketing, and technology, and is a voting member of the firm's investment committee. She is best known for institutionalizing FTV's Global Partner Network and leading the firm's record-breaking fundraising efforts, including the $4.05 billion close of FTV VIII and FTV Ascend I in 2025.
“Scrutiny from LPs now goes deeper than ascertaining which companies have deployed AI tools. They are asking whether businesses have the deep technical integration, proprietary data or embedded workflows that can't be easily replicated by AI. — Karen Derr Gilbert, COO, FTV Capital”
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