Her Story
About Karen
Karen Sloan serves as Senior Producer at CNBC, where she works as a journalist primarily on Capitol Hill covering the intersection of policy and politics. Her beats include artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, traditional banking systems, and stock trading regulation, with a focus on producing content that informs investors and C-suite executives. She has more than 20 years of experience at CNBC and over 30 years in the field overall. Sloan earned a degree in journalism with a minor in business administration from St. John's University and completed an Executive MBA at Darden Business School, University of Virginia in 2024. Among her notable accomplishments, she produced three to four network interviews with President Barack Obama.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Karen
01What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Networking is number one and foremost. It's not what you know, it's who you know. I got my first job at Fox 5 by calling contacts from a book listing professional organizations like National Association of Black Journalists and Women in Media, which led to an interview and paid position as a broadcast assistant right after college.
Join Influential Women and start making an impact. Register now.