Karen Guggenheim is a social entrepreneur, a leader in promoting the science behind wellbeing to an international audience, and a motivational speaker inspiring people about how to grow post trauma and rebuild a life focused on meaning, purpose, and wellbeing. She is the creative force behind the World Happiness Summit®, the leading wellbeing conference promoting the benefits of an evidence-based approach to increase wellbeing in all areas of life. She is also CEO of WOHASU®, the comprehensive wellbeing ecosystem named after the Summit that is inspiring a fast-growing movement sending a positive rippling effect around the world.  
 
At heart, Karen is a creator and storyteller who focuses on cultivating a movement to foster connection, highlight our shared humanity, and acknowledge that the route to happiness often requires us to travel through considerable challenges. In 2016 after personal tragedy, she drastically altered her career path to create WOHASU LLC, and make a case for wellbeing by highlighting the opportunities for win-win scenarios created by learning and implementing research-driven tools and policies that support human sustainability. Karen, a member of the Board of Directors of the World Wellbeing Movement, holds a MBA from Georgetown University and a Master in Communication from the University of Miami. Her first book, Coltiva la tua felicità, was published by Rizzoli in March 2023 in Italy, and the English version will be published in March 2024.