Karen Thissen

Director/Board Member at COHEN & STEERS, INC.

Net worth: 3 M $ as of 2026-05-30

59 year

84 connections

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Karen Wilson Thissen currently serves as Emeritus-Director at Minnesota Historical Society, Director at Northside Achievement Zone, Independent Director at Cohen & Steers, Inc. (New York) since 2024, Secretary & General Counsel at General Mills, Inc. since 2022, and Member at Minnesota Women's Economic Roundtable, Inc. Former positions include Partner at Faegre & Benson LLP from 1993 to 2004 and Executive Vice President & General Counsel at Ameriprise Financial, Inc. from 2017 to 2022.
Education includes undergraduate studies at Georgetown University and graduate studies at The University of Chicago Law School.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 0.02%	2026-06-04	84,280 ( 0.02% )	3 M $	2026-05-30
COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0%	2026-03-31	2,178 ( 0% )	152 024 $	2026-05-30

Karen Thissen active positions

Companies	Position	Start
GENERAL MILLS, INC.	General Counsel	2022-06-05
COHEN & STEERS, INC.	Director/Board Member	2024-11-06
Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Preserves and exhibits historical sites and artifacts	Director/Board Member	2011-10-04
Northside Achievement Zone Northside Achievement Zone Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates community based organizations and schools	Director/Board Member	-
Minnesota Women's Economic Roundtable, Inc.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Former positions of Karen Thissen

Companies	Position	End
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.	General Counsel	2021-12-31
Faegre & Benson LLP Faegre & Benson LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Corporate Officer/Principal	2003-12-31

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Private companies	9
General Mills, Inc. General Mills, Inc. Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures and markets consumer & pet food products	Consumer Non-Durables
Cohen & Steers, Inc. (New York) Cohen & Steers, Inc. (New York) Investment ManagersFinance Specializes in assets and capital management and investment services	Finance
Faegre & Benson LLP Faegre & Benson LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Commercial Services
Georgetown University Georgetown University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides retirement and protection, wealth & asset management solutions	Finance
Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Preserves and exhibits historical sites and artifacts	Consumer Services
Minnesota Women's Economic Roundtable, Inc.
The University of Chicago Law School The University of Chicago Law School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Northside Achievement Zone Northside Achievement Zone Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates community based organizations and schools	Commercial Services