Karen Hardee

Dr Karen Hardee is president and CEO of the What Works Association. She has a PhD in social demography from Cornell University, and >25 years of international technical and leadership experience working with bi- and multilateral organizations, nongovernmental organizations and as a consultant on global development and climate change, family planning, reproductive health, rights-based programming, gender, policy and program development, research and evaluation. She has published on population, reproductive health and climate change, including analysis of family planning and resilience in a population, health and environment program in Tanzania. Karen has published and spoken widely, and is a highly productive, seasoned professional with extensive international collaborations.