Karen Braun
Global Agriculture Columnist for Thomson Reuters
Chicago, USA
Karen Braun holds degrees in Atmospheric Science and Meteorology from Cornell University and the University of Oklahoma. Prior to becoming the Reuters agriculture columnist, Karen spent four years as a senior analyst with Thomson Reuter’s Lanworth research group where she was responsible for global grain and oilseed production outlooks as well as short and long-term agriculture weather forecasting. Karen has a great deal of boots-on-the-ground experiences, as she has led crop tours through the United States, Ukraine, Russia, France, and Serbia. As a columnist for Reuters, Karen focuses on all aspects of the agriculture market, including weather, at the global scale.