Private Company Director’s Directors to Watch 2025 highlights 31 significant and diverse directors who have contributed to and will continue to expand ongoing dialogue on board best practices and corporate governance excellence.
Karen Hung
KeHE Distributors, Ascension
Karen Hung is the CEO and founder of Silver Rock Consulting, where she advises organizations on transformational growth and board impact. Her executive experience includes roles as global chief marketing officer and senior VP at Lands’ End; head of strategy and innovation at General Electric; P&L leader at Citigroup and VP of marketing at Ann Taylor.
Her board service spans corporate and nonprofit organizations, focusing on governance, succession and strategy. She serves on KeHE’s compensation and audit Committees, Ascension’s executive, governance and health care quality committees, and National Christian Foundation’s governance and audit Committees.
Past roles include leadership in CEO succession, governance and strategy and organizational leadership.
Prioritizing mission and values: “Effective governance requires directors who embrace courageous leadership, guided by a steadfast moral compass and a commitment to service over self-interest. Boards thrive when members prioritize serving the organization’s mission and values, fostering decisions rooted in integrity and purpose. Creating a culture of trust and accountability empowers leadership to address challenges with bold, ethical action. By aligning governance practices with a deep sense of responsibility, directors can inspire meaningful transformation, ensuring long-term success and sustainable impact. This ethos elevates boards from oversight bodies to true catalysts of organizational growth and resilience.”