Karen Sakanashi, JD, LLM

Karen Sakanashi is the executive director of the Levitt Center. Born in Oakland, California, she grew up in the Bay Area and received her undergraduate degree in International Relations from Stanford University. Karen received her JD from Columbia University and her LLM in Taxation from New York University. Karen worked as a corporate tax attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong. In additional to her corporate tax law practice, Karen worked in the Exempt Organizations Group advising public charities and private foundations. She has served on the board of various nonprofits. Her interests include hiking, gardening and photography.