Karen Massin

Karen leads Google’s Government Affairs & Public Policy team in Brussels.

She drives the development and implementation of outreach strategies, and engages in various policy areas affecting the digital industry such as platform policies, privacy, content management, economic recovery and sustainability.

Previously, Karen was the CEO of the public affairs consultancy BCW (formerly Burson-Marsteller), becoming one of the most senior female executives under 40 working in EU affairs. She also led BCW’s Public Affairs Practice across Europe and managed pan-European advocacy programs for a wide range of industries towards regulators, industry, NGOs and media. Karen was a board member of EPACA, where she supported the trade body on setting priorities and strategic direction. Previously Karen worked at the UN, the European Commission and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.