Currently, Karen L. Parkhill occupies the position of Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Medtronic Plc and Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President for Medtronic, Inc. (a subsidiary of Medtronic Plc).

She is also on the board of American Express Co., Methodist Health System, Inc. and Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Member-Executive Board at SMU-Cox School of Business.

In her past career she occupied the position of CFO-Commercial Banking Business & MD at JPMorgan Chase & Co., Vice Chairman at Comerica, Inc. and Vice Chairman at Comerica Bank (Dallas, Texas) (a subsidiary of Comerica, Inc.), Member of International Women's Forum and Analyst at Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc.

Karen L. Parkhill received an undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.