KAREN KAHN, HP
Kahn transitioned into tech after working at media outlets like Inc. magazine and PBS, and her former identity as a journalist shapes the way she approaches her current role overseeing communications for HP. Kahn, who came to HP in 2015 from the semiconductor company Broadcom, says that “the throughline through all of it has been being a storyteller.” She sees her role now as mining the company for “narrative and content that is meaningful and authentic” to share with the world.