Karen Sweeney started her baseball career with the Giants in 1989 as Assistant to the Scouting Director. In 1993 she started her role as Executive Assistant to the General Manager. In her role as Executive Assistant, Baseball Operations and Administration, Sweeney coordinates many aspects in the day-to-day operations of scouting, player development and front office Major and Minor League baseball operations. She is a native Californian and resides in San Francisco, CA.