Karen Sedgwick

Karen L. Sedgwick is senior vice president, chief human resources officer for Sempra.

In this role, Sedgwick works to advance Sempra’s value of championing people through the range of services provided by the human resources team. Her team works to enable a dynamic workforce capable of fulfilling Sempra’s vision to deliver energy with purpose. Sedgwick is responsible for managing human resource policies, organizational effectiveness, staffing, compensation, payroll and benefits.

Sedgwick has been a part of the Sempra family of companies for nearly 30 years. Previously, she served as chief human resources and chief administrative officer for San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), one of Sempra’s regulated California utilities. In that role, she oversaw all human resources for the utility and was the senior officer over operations support and supply management. Prior to that, Sedgwick was vice president and treasurer for Sempra.

Sedgwick serves on the boards of directors of Southern California Gas Company, The Old Globe, Make-A-Wish San Diego and Promises2Kids.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from San Diego State University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of San Diego.