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The GRIP Files: Karen Sands, COO – Private Equity, Federated Hermes GPE

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Kicking off our 2024 series of profiles, Karen discuses her career to date, offers advice to women starting out in private equity, and considers new rules on SDR labels and AI.

We spoke to Karen Sands, COO of Federated Hermes Private Equity. She holds overall responsibility for the financial oversight of corporate and fund finance, the financial control environment, systems, and operations.

Tell us about yourself

I am the COO of Federated Hermes’ Global Private Equity (GPE) business. I have overall responsibility