Kimberly Mullen is a writer, thought leader, and business owner.

She obtained a Bachelor of Art in International Studies, with minors in Political Science and Psychology, from The Ohio State University, and a Master of Science in Global Affairs from New York University. She completed an executive education course in Artificial Intelligence and Business Strategy from MIT, and a research fellowship at the Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) in Prague, Czech Republic and Vienna, Austria. Most recently, she studied at the Creative Writing Institute at the American University of Paris and with Yale Writers’ Workshop. She was also a writer-in-residence at Château d’Orquevaux in France.

Kimberly worked in asset management, including as Security Policy Lead and Chief of Staff at Bridgewater Associates, was Founder and CEO of Nellum Global and Le Signal, and a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations. She also competed on CBS’s Survivor.

She champions the arts, technological advancements, neuroscience and neuroplasticity, marine conservation initiatives, and advocates for trauma recovery and survivors of exploitation, sexual assault and intimate partner violence. In her free time, Kimberly is a mother and wife, runner, traveler (over thirty countries, and throughout the United States), skier, yogi, certified rescue scuba diver, tennis player, and wrangler of her adorable extra-large dog.