Karen Scowcroft
Karen Scowcroft
TERM AS TRUSTEE
March 6, 2013 - Present
Serves on the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Journalism Awards Committee since 2011
BIOGRAPHY
Karen Scowcroft is the Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel for CIT Group, Inc. The CIT Group, Inc. provides global financing and leasing capital for companies in more than 30 industries, offering vendor, equipment, commercial, factoring, consumer and structured financing capabilities. Karen Scowcroft has served as a judge for Reporting on National Defense submissions for the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Journalism Awards Committee since 2011. Karen Scowcroft is a graduate of Yale University and received her law degree from Columbia University. Ms. Scowcroft was admitted to the bar in 1985.
(L-R) Trustees Brent Scowcroft, Karen Scowcroft, and Steve Ford chat before the 2018 Annual Trustee Meeting at the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Robert M. Humphries)