Karen Hough Majidzadeh

Karen Hough Majidzadeh is an accomplished business professional and entrepreneur, currently serving on the Harvard Business Review Research Advisory Council as of August 2024. As Founder and CEO of ImprovEdge since May 1997, Hough specializes in business training utilizing improvisational techniques to enhance performance. Hough has been a Board Trustee at the CAPA-Columbus Association for the Performing Arts and an author for Berrett-Koehler Publishers since 2009, achieving #1 Amazon Bestseller status with "The Improvisation Edge." Recognized as a Certified Speaking Professional by the National Speakers Association, Hough delivers interactive keynotes based on research-backed leadership and improvisational tools. Hough holds a BA in Humanities with a distinction in Theatre from Yale University and a certificate in French language and culture from Université Paris-Sorbonne.