Karen T. van Lith is a businessperson who founded Beckwith Crowe LLC and Apel Worldwide LLC and who has been the head of 6 different companies. Currently, she occupies the position of Chief Executive Officer for Apel Worldwide LLC.

She is also on the board of Associated Banc-Corp, Associated Bank, NA (Green Bay, Wisconsin) and Associated Trust Co., NA (Chicago Branch).

She previously occupied the position of President & Chief Executive Officer at HG Holdings, Inc. (California), President & Chief Executive Officer for Information Network, Inc., Senior Vice President-Business Development at Ceridian Employer Services, Principal at MKB CEO LLC, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at MakeMusic, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer of Gelco Information Network, Inc., President for Ceridian Canada Holdings, Inc. and Senior VP-Business Development & Integration at THL.

Karen T. van Lith received an MBA from the University of Minnesota and an undergraduate degree from St. Cloud State University.