After graduating from college, Karen followed three generations of family onto Wall Street; going to work with Shearson Lehman on the 103rd floor of One World Trade Center in New York City and eventually transferring to Washington, DC to continue her career in finance as a Financial Advisor with Prudential-Bache Securities - and then with A.G. Edwards & Sons, now Wachovia Wells Fargo.
Karen fell in love with the DC and soon after moving to the city fell in love with Richard McCooey. Four years after meeting at the Tombs (of course) Karen and Richard were married at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown, still Karen's parish today. A Georgetown University grad, and President of the Student Body his Senior year, Richard founded, owned, and operated the Tombs, 1789, and F. Scott's restaurant, now the 1789 Bar & Lounge. He had come to serve Georgetown and did so for decades before selling to the great Clyde's Restaurant Group in the mid '80's who in turn sold to the Kathryn Graham Foundation in 2020; and who remain ever true to the original vision and mission that Richard created.
Four years after marrying, in 1994, when invited by Richard to join him in his restaurant design firm, Persona Studios, Karen left her career to join Richard. Their largest design clients include: Clyde's Restaurant Group, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, and Interstate Hotels and Resorts It was natural for Karen, in an effort to expand their reach beyond Persona Studios design, to open a high-end art gallery and framing business. Karen founded, owned and operated Gala, in Georgetown for four years while working at Persona. Having had to close Gala, Karen still draws from that wonderful and profound experience.
More about Richard:
www.RichardMcCooey.org
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_McCooey
Karen fell in love with the DC and soon after moving to the city fell in love with Richard McCooey. Four years after meeting at the Tombs (of course) Karen and Richard were married at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown, still Karen's parish today. A Georgetown University grad, and President of the Student Body his Senior year, Richard founded, owned, and operated the Tombs, 1789, and F. Scott's restaurant, now the 1789 Bar & Lounge. He had come to serve Georgetown and did so for decades before selling to the great Clyde's Restaurant Group in the mid '80's who in turn sold to the Kathryn Graham Foundation in 2020; and who remain ever true to the original vision and mission that Richard created.
Four years after marrying, in 1994, when invited by Richard to join him in his restaurant design firm, Persona Studios, Karen left her career to join Richard. Their largest design clients include: Clyde's Restaurant Group, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, and Interstate Hotels and Resorts It was natural for Karen, in an effort to expand their reach beyond Persona Studios design, to open a high-end art gallery and framing business. Karen founded, owned and operated Gala, in Georgetown for four years while working at Persona. Having had to close Gala, Karen still draws from that wonderful and profound experience.
More about Richard:
www.RichardMcCooey.org
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_McCooey