Karen Rewalt is the Cognitive Offering Lead for Government Health and Human Services with IBM Watson Health. Karen focuses on delivering exciting new cognitive offerings by focusing on market opportunities, determining unmet needs, and identifying innovative solutions. Much of her career has been in Health and Human Services focused on SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act and Child
Welfare.

Prior to joining IBM, Karen was the Senior Director of Product Management for a systems integrator. She naturally fell in love with being a product manager because she could take user requirements and deliver offerings that professionals would use to make their job easier and more productive. Karen also found fulfillment in working in health and human services on challenges that could positively impact the outcomes of people’s lives.

She received her Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School and received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce in Management Information Systems and Economics.