Karen Kühlcke


Karen manages the Strategy, Growth and Impact portfolio at Cenfris. She spends much of her time on the communications, strategy, market intelligence and impact functions at Cenfri. Before joining the organisation in 2017, Karen gained valuable business experience, working in digital and print publishing, small enterprise development, project management, client services and in the provision of business advisory services via the regional chamber of commerce and industry.

She has an interest in understanding how improved digital governance and economic development leads to decreased marginalisation of individuals, as well as how global geopolitical shifts impact emerging markets.

Qualifications
  • Honours degree in industrial sociology, the University of Cape Town
  • Bachelors degree in industrial sociology and industrial psychology

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Recent Work by Karen Kühlcke
Looking back at 2025 and forward to 2026
For those in development, 2025 has been a bit of a wild ride and many organisations have been doing some introspection. The team at Cenfri h...
20+ Years of AML-CFT evolution
Cenfri hosted a two-day seminar, ...
When security trumps sustainability: Tough choices in turbulent times
Policymakers, especially in Africa, are facing unprecedented trade-offs between economic opportunity, national security, and climate sustainabi...
20+ Years of AML-CFT evolution
Since the revision of the 40 Recommendations in 2003, African countries have continued to face significant challenges in aligning compliance obliga...