Karen Mangon Mendoza

Karen M. Mendoza doesn’t just play the game - she changes it. With 25+ years of leading sales, marketing, and strategy for global brands like Nintendo of America, GameTruck Licensing,and D-BOX Technologies, she knows how to level up businesses. Named one of San Francisco’s Top 50 Women Leaders (2023), Karen thrives on building partnerships, driving growth, and mentoring future leaders. She holds an Executive MBA from the Graziadio School of Business at Pepperdine Universityand a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). When not advising startups or championing inclusion, you’ll find her on the tennis court or playing Mario Kart with her family.