Karen Volker is the director for strategic and international partnerships at Cure Violence, an international non-governmental organization that uses a health approach to interrupt and stop the spread of violence.
Before joining Cure Violence in January 2012, Volker spent over 25 years in the U.S. Foreign Service in a variety of positions. Immediately prior to retiring from the State Department, she was the chief of staff for the Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions. Her overseas assignments included Budapest, Brussels and London.
