Karen Siff Exkorn is founder and CEO of KAS Consulting Inc/Speak On. An internationally acclaimed speaker and author, Karen has appeared on Good Morning America, Today Show, The View, CNN, ABC’s Nightline, NBC Nightly News, CBS News, PBS, NPR, and has been featured in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

With over 20 years of experience, Karen has created and led customized corporate training programs and executive retreats for clients that include: Alloy Digital and Media, American Management Association, Ann Taylor, Armani, Barneys New York, Bloomingdales, Deloitte & Touche, Equinox Fitness Club, GE Capital, Jaeger, Louis Vuitton, Macy’s, Moschino, New York University, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Radio City Music Hall, Saks, Sean John, Sony, Tommy Hilfiger and the United Nations. She has lectured at Brown University, New York University, UMass Medical School, and Columbia University.

Karen is the author of the bestselling book, The Autism Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know About Diagnosis, Treatment, Coping and Healing—From A Mother Whose Child Recovered. (HarperCollins 2005).

Karen has a B.A. in Psychology from Brown University and an M.A. in Performance Studies from the Gallatin School of Individualized Studies at New York University.