Karen Maccaro is the Associate Dean of the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. In this capacity she serves as the chief operating officer of the graduate school with overall responsibility for Admissions, Program Management and Career Development. She has held several positions at Babson since joining the College in 1997 including Director of Strategic Initiatives and Assistant Dean and Administrative Director of the MBA programs.  Prior to her career in higher education she worked in the financial services industry.

Currently, Associate Dean Maccaro serves on the school advisory council for the Forte Foundation, an organization aiming to increase the number of women business leaders through improving access to business education. She is also a Babson representative to the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC). She has been an invited speaker at numerous events and conferences on topics such as women in business, experiential learning, and academic support systems.