Karina Saslow

Karina Saslow is Senior Vice President of Human Resources at the New York Power Authority.

Karina is responsible for developing and leading programs that support the NYPA and Canal workforce of more than 2,000 employees and are part of what makes the Power Authority a leading workplace. This includes strategy and oversight of diversity, equity and inclusion; Total Rewards programs including benefits and compensation; recruiting; organizational and talent development; HR data and systems; and employee relations. 

Along with her team, Karina shapes effective people and talent strategies to support long-term organizational objectives through strong partnership and coordination with NYPA’s senior leadership, employee resource groups and the New York State Office of Employee Relations.

Above all, she ensures the NYPA culture stays true to its five values and is an environment where everyone contributes and everyone belongs. Karina joined NYPA in 2009 and has informed transformational initiatives. She developed the Total Rewards strategy, advised on Vision2020 and subsequent plans, supported ISO55001 certification, led HR functions integrating the Canals during acquisition and played a critical role in HR representation for COVID incident command system (ICS),including responsibility for contact tracing.

Karina has worked in a variety of complex, technical industries in her nearly 30 years of enhancing employee experience, including at Willis Towers Watson, IBM, MannKind Corporation and Linde (formerly Praxair). In these roles, she served as an advisor to executive management on strengthening culture and engagement through people-focused programs and strategies. 

Karina holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Albright College, and a Master of Business Administration from the Lubin School of Business at Pace University.

A lifelong resident of NY’s Hudson Valley region, she currently resides in Southern Dutchess with her husband and daughter.