# Athena Karp

> Athena Karp is the New York entrepreneur who founded HiredScore in 2013, grew its explainable AI tools across global enterprise hiring, and led the company into a 2024 acquisition by Workday. After beginning at Workday as general manager of HiredScore, she expanded into company-wide AI leadership and is now Senior Vice President of AI Strategy, bringing her long-running argument for transparent, human-centered automation to a much larger platform.

- **Role:** Senior Vice President, AI Strategy at Workday
- **Organizations:** Workday, HiredScore, Altaris Capital, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Community Education Alliance, Aspen Global Leadership Network, World Economic Forum Global Shapers
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BSFS in International Politics, Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
- **Known for:** Founded and led HiredScore for 11 years before its acquisition by Workday in 2024., Expanded HiredScore’s talent-orchestration technology to customers operating in 150 countries and 70 languages., Advocated publicly for bias audits and oversight of automated employment decision tools before the New York City Council in 2020.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Graduated from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service with a BSFS in international politics.
- **2008-2010s** — Worked in investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, focused on public technology and media companies, then invested at Altaris Capital in healthcare and hospital technology.
- **2013** — Founded HiredScore in New York to help employers make hiring and workforce decisions more fairly and efficiently.
- **2018** — Joined the Henry Crown Fellows class within the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
- **2020** — Testified before the New York City Council in support of proposed oversight for automated employment decision tools.
- **2024** — Led HiredScore through its acquisition by Workday and became General Manager of HiredScore at Workday.
- **2024** — Received Georgetown University’s Entrepreneur of the Year award.
- **2025** — Expanded into Workday-wide AI leadership as Senior Vice President of AI Strategy.
- **2026** — Represented Workday’s product and AI strategy at Workday Elevate in Madrid.

## Achievements

- Founded and led HiredScore for 11 years before its acquisition by Workday in 2024.
- Expanded HiredScore’s talent-orchestration technology to customers operating in 150 countries and 70 languages.
- Advocated publicly for bias audits and oversight of automated employment decision tools before the New York City Council in 2020.
- Named Georgetown University Entrepreneur of the Year in 2024.
- Selected for the 2018 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.
- Helped guide HiredScore to recognition including the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas program.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Discussed Workday’s AI-agent strategy and her expanded role as Senior Vice President of AI Strategy at Workday during Workday Elevate in Madrid.
- **2025-01** — Discussed HiredScore’s integration with Workday, talent mobility, skills, and leadership in a Business & Finance interview.
- **2024-10** — Received Georgetown University’s 2024 Entrepreneur of the Year award.
- **2024-04** — HiredScore became part of Workday; Karp became General Manager of HiredScore at Workday.
- **2024-02** — Workday announced its agreement to acquire HiredScore.

## Links

- Website: https://hiredscore.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/athena-karp-aaa32627
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hiredscore
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Athena+Karp+HiredScore
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/HiredScore

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Last updated: 2026-08-26