Kimberly Mullen is a writer, artist, business owner, investor, and international affairs aficionados. She is currently editing her first few novels, and has published a chapbook of her poetry, The Human Experience: A Woman's View. She studied creative writing at Yale, The American University of Paris, and Westport Writers’ Workshop. She was a Writer-in-Residence at Chateau d’Orquevaux in Orquevaux, France. She holds a Master of Science in Global Affairs from New York University, and a Bachelor of Art in International Studies, with minors in Political Science and Psychology, from The Ohio State University. At MIT, she completed executive coursework in Artificial Intelligence and Business Strategy.

She worked in international business and finance, including at Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, and was a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously she was a model and actress, and worked in the United States and internationally in various print ad campaigns, commercials and movies, including competing in Survivor and at Miss USA, and went on to work behind the scenes in the entertainment industry.

Kimberly is a dedicated philanthropist with a long-standing commitment to supporting marginalized communities, focusing on ensuring equitable access and balance as economic and governance structures evolve. Additionally, she champions the arts, technological advancements, marine conservation initiatives, and passionately advocates for survivors of exploitation, sexual assault and intimate partner violence.

In her free time, Kimberly is a runner, traveler (30+ countries, and throughout the United States), yogi, scuba diver, tennis player, and skier, while juggling family life and their extra-large dog.

Additionally, she is interested in French philosophy, and the prospective roles that AI-driven humanoid robots may eventually undertake in humanity and the profound journey of exploring our cosmos, although not necessarily together, because isn’t everyone?