Karyn Schoenbart

Karyn Schoenbart

Chief Executive Officer

Karyn B. Schoenbart is the Chief Executive Officer of The NPD Group and the best­ selling author of Mom.BA: Essential Business Advice from One Generation to the Next. Karyn has spent the majority of her career working at The NPD Group, which provides information and advisory services for over 20 industries. NPD combines unique data assets and prescriptive analytics with industry expertise, working with the world's leading brands to support better business decisions and drive growth.
 
Passionate about coaching others to greater levels of achievement, Karyn wrote Mom.B.A: Essential Business Advice from One Generation to the Next as a practical guide on everything from effective first impressions and workplace politics to relationship  development, work/life  balance, skill-building, and overcoming  the Impostor Syndrome. The book is based on the real-life business lessons Karyn amassed during her career.
 
Karyn has received several awards recognizing her outstanding impact as a female business leader including the Long Island Brava Award and the Legacy Award from Women in Consumer Technology. She was also named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market by the CEO Connection four years consecutively and recently inducted into the Long Island Business Hall of Fame.
 
Karyn currently serves on the advisory board of The Resolution Project, a nonprofit organization that develops socially responsible young leaders. Karyn has also served on the boards of directors of Civic Science, ARF Women in Analytics and CASRO, the Council of American Survey Research Organizations. She regularly teaches classes in leadership and developing client relationships. Karyn is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences, women's events  and universities. A complete list and testimonials can be found at karynschoenbart.com.
 
Karyn is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, summa cum laude. She and her husband live in Woodbury, NY. They enjoy the beach and spending time with their adult children.