Kristen Berke

VP, Strategic Branded Content Partnerships at Los Angeles Times

Kristen Berke currently serves as the VP of Strategic Branded Content Partnerships at Los Angeles Times Studios and has been with the LA Times for over 10 years. Before the LA Times she worked at a boutique content agency called Magnet Media producing video projects for clients such as Google, TED Talks, ABC, NBC, Credit Suisse and JP Morgan Chase. She recently finished teaching a class at Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business on Luxury Advertising & Marketing. She is endlessly passionate about storytelling with a focus on helping brands find their voice in the most authentic way possible. When she is not working Kristen enjoys volunteering her time with the National Arts Club, where she co-chairs the Young Members Committee to plan events supporting cross-disciplinary artists, and also runs as a guide with the non-profit organization Achilles International on the weekends