
	Karen Burns was named interim chief financial officer of NVIDIA in March 2011. She leads the company&rsquo;s global finance organization, including financial planning and analysis, financial accounting and reporting, treasury, tax and internal audit.

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	Previously, Burns was vice president, corporate controller and tax. She also headed the company&rsquo;s tax department for 10 years. Prior to NVIDIA, she served for nine years in various capacities in the tax and audit practices at KPMG&rsquo;s Atlanta, London and Silicon Valley offices.

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	Burns holds bachelor&rsquo;s and master&rsquo;s degrees in accounting from Florida State University.
