Karen Brookman is the President and CEO of WCD, a Canadian leader in back-office optimization. For more than 70 years, WCD has been a trusted partner and service provider to multi-national energy and utility companies, helping them modernize operations through people, process, and technology. Today, WCD is collaborating with leading innovators in AI and automation to reimagine the energy sector’s back-office functions, making them smarter, faster, and more efficient.

As an entrepreneur and transformational leader, Karen is passionate about the intersection of technology and human potential. Before WCD, Karen co-founded and led Commonwealth Legal, later acquired by Ricoh Canada. She is also a mentor with the Creative Destruction Lab at the University of Calgary, supporting founders building science-based ventures across industries including energy. Karen believes it is an exciting time to be part of this industry’s next chapter, one defined by innovation, resilience, and growth.