# Karen Gondoly

> Karen Gondoly is the CEO of Leostream Corporation, the Boston-area company whose vendor-neutral connection broker and gateway software quietly runs the remote desktops of Hollywood studios, oil rigs, trading floors, and government agencies. An MIT-trained aeronautical engineer who once left tech to become a head pastry chef, she answered a Craigslist ad for a technical writing gig, was offered a product manager role instead, and rose to run the company by 2016. Under her leadership Leostream won a 2022 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy and stayed cash-flow positive without new funding since 2008.

- **Role:** CEO at Leostream Corporation
- **Organizations:** Leostream Corporation, The MathWorks, Inc.
- **From:** Downriver, Detroit, Michigan, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. and M.S. in Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- **Known for:** Led Leostream to a 2022 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award from the Television Academy for its Remote Desktop Access Platform, Kept Leostream cash-flow positive with no new outside funding since 2008, Guided the company's hybrid-cloud pivot (Platform 9.0) just before the pandemic remote-work boom

## Career timeline

- **1995** — Graduates from MIT with bachelor's and master's degrees in aeronautical/astronautical engineering
- **1995-2002** — Software developer and usability specialist at The MathWorks in Natick, MA, working on the Control System Toolbox
- **2000s** — Leaves tech to pursue culinary training, working as a pastry chef and eventually head pastry chef at Boston-area restaurants
- **2008** — Answers a Craigslist technical-writing ad and is instead hired as Product Manager at Leostream
- **2016** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Leostream after serving as VP of Product Management and COO
- **2019** — Leads launch of Leostream Platform 9.0 with hybrid-cloud capabilities, ahead of the pandemic remote-work surge
- **2022** — Leostream wins an Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy from the Television Academy; company shifts to subscription licensing
- **2023** — Presents on content security in Media & Entertainment at NAB 2023

## Achievements

- Led Leostream to a 2022 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award from the Television Academy for its Remote Desktop Access Platform
- Kept Leostream cash-flow positive with no new outside funding since 2008
- Guided the company's hybrid-cloud pivot (Platform 9.0) just before the pandemic remote-work boom
- Grew from Product Manager to CEO over roughly eight years
- Completed 39 marathons across 39 U.S. states (as of 2017)

## Latest updates

- **2023-04** — Presented on content security in Media & Entertainment at NAB 2023
- **2022-08** — Accepted an Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy on behalf of Leostream

## Links

- Website: https://leostream.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karengondoly/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Leostream
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vbx8swYMjU
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/LeostreamCorp

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Last updated: 2026-07-01