Karen Irwin joined Universal Studios Hollywood in 2017 as President and Chief Operating Officer with oversight of all business operations for the theme park and adjacent Universal CityWalk.

Prior to her current role, Irwin was Executive Vice President of Global Merchandise and Partnership Development for Universal Parks & Resorts (UPR), leading a corporate-level team responsible for retail concept and product development, planning, compliance and licensed brand management, including the development and launch of retail programming for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. ...