MORE ABOUT DUO PARTNERS

Before founding Duo Partners together, Tod and Karyn led The NPD Group, the world’s eighth-largest market research firm. In December 2021, NPD was sold to Hellman & Friedman. In August 2022, NPD and IRI merged to create the technology, data, and analytics company that would later rebrand as Circana. Tod and Karyn are board members, in addition to their roles as investors and consultants at Duo Partners.

Tod Johnson

TOD JOHNSON

Managing Director

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Karyn Schoenbart

KARYN SCHOENBART

Managing Director

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CURRENT BOARD INVOLVEMENT

BUSINESS

  • Arpalus
  • Charm.io
  • Circana (NPD + IRI)
  • CivicScience
  • QualSights
  • Revuze
  • Stylitics
  • Tastewise
  • Tenetic

PHILANTHROPY / NON-PROFIT

  • The Authors Guild Foundation
  • Carnegie Mellon University Board of Trustees
  • Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW)
  • Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
  • The Metropolitan Opera
  • The Resolution Project