Speakers
Karin Overstreet, President, Nortek Data Center Cooling
Karin Overstreet is the President of Nortek DCC, a leader in air and liquid cooling solutions for the fast-growing data center market, with a depth and breadth of expertise that combines 350+ collective years in HVAC and a data center optimized portfolio. Nortek DCC is owned by Madison Air, a multi-billion permanent capital, private enterprise dedicated to creating a safer, healthier, and more productive world through the transformative power of better air. Karin is a dynamic leader and strategist with over twenty-five years of experience and a track record of transforming businesses and orienting the culture around growth. She has built her career quickly learning markets, leveraging the impacts of megatrends, and creating an entrepreneurial environment to foster innovation. Prior to joining Nortek DCC in 2023, Karin led 11 businesses at IDEX Corporation and was the Global Platform President for the Serve Duty Flow Control (SDFC) group. Before IDEX, Karin held general management, product management, and marketing roles within Stanley Black & Decker, GE, Hewlett Packard, and Honeywell. Karin earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BS in Aerospace Engineering. She is a champion for DE&I and was most recently awarded a Women MAKE award by the Manufacturing Institute.