Karen Shoos

Chief Operating Officer at

Maryland Tech Council Venture Mentoring Services

72 year

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Karen Lipton Shoos currently works at Maryland Tech Council Venture Mentoring Services, as Director-Operations.
Ms. Shoos also formerly worked at American Association of Blood Banks, as Chief Executive Officer from 1994 to 2013, Celldex Therapeutics, Inc., as Independent Chairman from 2019 to 2025, AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc., as Director from 2001 to 2008, and The American National Red Cross, as Senior Vice President-Biomedical Services from 1993 to 1994.
Ms. Shoos received her graduate degree from Case Western Reserve University and undergraduate degree from Yale University.

Karen Shoos active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Maryland Tech Council Venture Mentoring Services Maryland Tech Council Venture Mentoring Services Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an association that connects technology and life science professionals, startups and established firms	Chief Operating Officer	-

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Former positions of Karen Shoos

Companies	Position	End
CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS, INC.	Chairman	2025-06-04
American Association of Blood Banks American Association of Blood Banks Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates an association of blood and biotherapies	Chief Executive Officer	2013-04-30
AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc. AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Discovers, develops and commercializes vaccines and therapeutics	Director/Board Member	2008-09-30
The American National Red Cross The American National Red Cross Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Provides blood collections, emergency assistance and disaster relief services	Corporate Officer/Principal	1993-12-31

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Private companies	7
AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc. AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Discovers, develops and commercializes vaccines and therapeutics	Health Technology
American Association of Blood Banks American Association of Blood Banks Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates an association of blood and biotherapies	Commercial Services
The American National Red Cross The American National Red Cross Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Provides blood collections, emergency assistance and disaster relief services	Health Services
Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Yale University Yale University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops and commercializes immunotherapy technologies for the treatment of cancer and other diseases	Health Technology
Maryland Tech Council Venture Mentoring Services Maryland Tech Council Venture Mentoring Services Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an association that connects technology and life science professionals, startups and established firms	Commercial Services