Name: Karen Chouhan

Position: Director, Equanomics-UK

Biography: Karen is the founder and Director of Equanomics-UK, an initiative to build a UK community led alliance that re-shapes race related policy through an economic lens and analysis. Karen is the Editor of the Equanomics Index, and directs the organisation’s research and public policy.

She is also a founder member of the 1990 Trust, where she was the Chief Executive Officer 2000 -2005 and is now a board director. Selected from 1600 applicants by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust [JRCT], in May 2005, to be one of seven ‘visionaries’ with ideas to change the world, Karen has over three decades of leadership in social movements to eradicate poverty, and inspire race equality and economic justice.

Karen Chouhan is a renowned cross-sector speaker in the Social Equality / Racial Policy arena. With a grounded understanding of the subject matter spanning nearly three decades working with communities, organisations, academia and policy makers alike, she is at the forefront of her field, leading incomparably as a writer, researcher, consultant and lecturer.