Karen Guggenheim

Karen Guggenheim

Karen Guggenheim is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of WOHASU® & The World Happiness Summit, a global organization dedicated to promoting happiness and wellbeing. She is a pioneer in the global happiness movement and a leader in educating people about data-driven tools that increase wellbeing and improve mental health.1

Experience

• Chief Executive Officer & Founder, WOHASU® & The World Happiness Summit (October 2016 - Present)

  • Engaged a global audience by educating on data-driven tools that increase wellbeing and happiness, and improve mental health
  • Organized and produced six global events including three World Happiness Summits and three H-20 Government meetings
  • Led all marketing initiatives and developed values-based branding and purpose-driven narrative to position WOHASU as a leader in the global happiness movement
  • Created unique programming like the WOHASU/FIU Chief Happiness Officer certificate program and brought HSA's Happier Schools curriculum to a large private school in Miami1

• Executive Director/Founder, WOHASU® & The World Happiness Summit (December 2019 - November 2020)

• Director of Corporate Practice & Senior Crisis Management Team Member, Burson-Marsteller Miami (August 2015 - July 2016)

• Strategic Communications Consultant, Guggenheim Group (June 2006 - August 2015)

• Director of Corporate Communications & Public Affairs, Colson Hicks Eidson (March 2004 - June 2006)

• Writer, Miami Herald Media Company (August 2002 - January 2004)

• Director of Communications, Colson Hicks Eidson (November 1999 - January 2002)

• Account Executive, Beber Silverstein Group (June 1998 - November 1999)1

Education

• Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General, Georgetown University - The McDonough School of Business (2013 - 2015)
• Master of Arts (M.A.), Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, 3.96, University of Miami (2001 - 2003)
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology/Economics, 3.9, University of Miami (1991 - 1993)1

Karen Guggenheim is a highly accomplished professional with extensive experience in the fields of communications, public affairs, and happiness promotion. She has been recognized for her contributions, including being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, an honor society that recognizes academic excellence.1