Karima is passionate about technology, commercialization of university research and capacity building in intellectual property (IP) strategy for Canadian innovators. She is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation and has served on several boards both in the public and private sectors and is currently the Chair of the Board for IP Ontario and on the Board for the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents. Karima has co-authored The Intellectual Property Guide: IP Literacy and Strategy Basics for Supporting Innovation (Brush Education, 2019).
Karima is a graduate of Simon Fraser University’s executive M.B.A. program and B.Sc. program. She also attained a law degree from the University of British Columbia and certification through the Rotman Directors Education Program.
