Karen Jochelson

Karen is Director of Research for the Equality and Human Rights Commission. During her career, Karen has worked as a journalist, university researcher and then policy specialist. She has worked on projects to understand the causes of health inequalities and prejudice and practical ways of solving these problems. She has also worked on HIV policy in South Africa trying to create consensus about treatment and safeguarding employment rights. More recently, at the King's Fund, she worked on preventing chronic ill-health through empowering individuals and enacting protective legislation.