Karen Ruzic Klein joined the Relativity team as Chief Legal Officer in June 2020. In her role, she oversees all legal and regulatory compliance matters and provides strategic partnership to the executive team and board of directors. Most recently, she was EVP and General Counsel of Ticketmaster where she oversaw the legal, government relations, communications and talent teams. Prior to Ticketmaster, Karen spent 17 years heading up the legal function in various travel tech companies, including Hotel Tonight, KAYAK and Orbitz, taking both KAYAK and Orbitz public and successfully completing KAYAK’s $1.8 billion merger with Priceline Incorporated. Before joining Orbitz, she worked as in-house legal counsel at several software companies, including Installshield Software Corporation and Platinum Technology International, Inc. Karen began her legal career in 1995 as a corporate associate at Katten Muchin Rosenman.

Karen received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and her law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she graduated with Highest Honors and was a member of the Law Review and Order of the Coif.