Staff
Karen Hopper
Director, Family Business Institute
Karen Hopper is responsible for the programming and advancement of the
Rutgers Family Business Institute, which provides multi-generational, family-operated businesses in the Delaware Valley with business management resources designed to improve personal leadership performance and drive operational growth.
Prior to joining the staff at the Rutgers School of Business–Camden, Hopper served as a project manager at Commerce Insurance Services, where she coordinated sales and marketing endeavors for the privately owned New Jersey insurance company. She also has served as president of
Atlantic City Cruises; business systems specialist for Campbell Soup Company; and advertising manager for ExecuTrain of Philadelphia.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from Loyola University and her master’s degree from St. Joseph’s University.
