Karen Kahn is HP Inc.’s Chief Communications Officer and Head of Communications, Corporate Branding and Events. With more than 25 years of reputation and storytelling experience, both as a journalist and communications and brand leader, she is responsible for creating and connecting HP’s narrative to the social, economic, cultural and technological truths of our time.
Karen joined HP in 2015, and is the communications architect for HP’s reinvention, supporting its return to relevance, operational leadership and performance in PC, Print and 3D printing.
She is best known for her relentless work to increase gender and racial equality and leadership throughout the industry. Social impact programs she has spearheaded include HP’s marketing and communications agency scorecard, measuring its partners racial and gender equality efforts, #MoreLikeMe, a pilot mentoring program introduced at Cannes Lions 2018, and "Reinvent Mindsets" an award-winning campaign to reduce unconscious bias in hiring.
She holds a B.S. degree from the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and an MBA from Boston University. She is based in Palo Alto, California.