Karen Kaplan

Karen Kaplan is President of Hill Holliday. She joined the firm in 1982 as receptionist and over the last 28 years advanced her career in account management, gaining expertise in the consumer, health care, technology, retail and financial services markets.

In recognition of her career achievements, Boston Magazine featured Karen on its cover as one of the most powerful women in Boston. The magazine also named her as one of the 50 most powerful people in Boston. In 2008, Karen was selected by Advertising Age for its highly coveted “Women to Watch” special report honoring the nation’s top women in advertising, marketing and media.

In 2008, Karen was elected President of the Massachusetts Women’s Forum, a chapter of the International Women’s Forum, an international non-political organization of pre-eminent women leaders worldwide. She has been honored with the prestigious Pinnacle Award from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, and was inducted into the YWCA Boston’s Academy of Women Achievers.

Karen is an integral part of Hill Holliday’s commitment to the community. She serves as a Director of the Executive Committee of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Board of Governors of the Chief Executives’ Club of Boston and serves on the board of the Massachusetts Conference for Women.

Karen is a Trustee of Fidelity Investments’ Rutland Square Trust II and Commonwealth Trust II. She is also a Director of DSM (dba Delta Dental, Doral and DentaQuest) and is a member of the Corporate Board Resource Committee of The Boston Club.