<p>Karen Emanuelson, CMP is senior manager of meetings and events for Family Office Exchange, overseeing the planning, arrangement and execution of the firm’s four major events – the Financial Executives Forum, Wealth Advisor Forum, Global Family Forum and Fall Forum – as well as member council meetings and other small gatherings.</p><div>Karen, who has more than 20 years of experience planning meetings and events in the corporate arena, joined FOX in 2009. Previously, she worked for Creative Group Inc., a corporate meeting, event and incentive planning company serving Fortune 500 companies.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>She attended DePaul University where she received a bachelor of arts degree with a focus on strategic meeting and event management. She holds a CMP, the foremost certification of the meetings, conventions, and exhibitions industry.</div><div>&nbsp;</div>