Meet Us
Karen karp
Karen Karp is a fourth-generation agriculture and food entrepreneur and respected consultant with over 30 years of experience across the agriculture, food, and community health fields. Since founding Karen Karp & Partners (KK&P) in 1990, she has led the organization to become a highly sought-after problem-solver for food-related enterprises, programs and policies. Based in New York City, KK&P works nationally with clients across government, business, and non-profit sectors to plan, execute and evaluate comprehensive agriculture and food system strategies. Karen has a BFA from Parsons Design (1982) and a master’s degree (2001) from the University of Bath School of Management, earning honors for her thesis, “How Does Food Sustain Us?” KK&P’s clients include the USDA, the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, New York City Department of Health, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, NYC Economic Development Corporation, The James Beard Foundation, City Harvest, and corporations such as PepsiCo, Monsanto, and Sysco.
louisa burwood-taylor
Louisa Burwood-Taylor is Head of Media & Research for AgFunder and chief editor of AgFunder News, bringing over 10 years of financial journalism experience to the team. She has covered a range of financial products and markets during her career, from equity capital markets in Asia to structured bonds in Europe, before turning her attention to agriculture nearly five years ago. She’s also been responsible for launching two publications: an institutional investment intelligence service for the Financial Times and the first-ever title focused on agriculture investment, Agri Investor, for PEI Media. In 2012, women in the U.S. were majority owners of 9.9 million businesses generating $1.4 trillion in sales and employing over 8.4 million individuals. Another 2.5 million businesses were jointly-owned by women and men, accounting for another $1.1 trillion in sales and 6.5 million jobs. Women entrepreneurs generated $453 billion in payroll for 14.9 million workers across over 12.3 million businesses.
kate cox
Kate Cox joined The New Food Economy after several years reporting on the American age boom for radio and text as a freelance health reporter. She has written extensively about end-of-life issues, elder incarceration, and the plight of living organ donors. In 2014, she reported and produced The Hidden Crisis, a three-part radio documentary about the nation’s first emergency shelter for victims of elder abuse. Kate has been a contributor to The Nation and Huffington Post and co-created and produced Off the Radar, a travel TV show and blog about two women on a mission to see the world on $1k.