Karen M. Phillips

Karen M. Phillips is the executive director and publisher of Words Without Borders. An advocate for creative freedom and cultural exchange, Karen has worked as a non-profit administrator and policy researcher at Americas Society, Committee to Protect Journalists, and the German UNESCO Commission, and has consulted for cultural organizations in Uganda, Brazil, and Argentina. Karen holds an M.P.A. from NYU Wagner and a B.A. in Spanish literature and art history from Smith College. A recipient of a Robert Bosch Foundation fellowship and a Federal Foreign Language and Area Studies grant, Karen speaks fluent Spanish and studies German, French, and Portuguese.