Karen Donfried

Karen Donfried
Alma mater	Wesleyan University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy University of Munich
Occupation	Civil servant
Spouse(s)	Alan Untereiner (m. 1988)
Awards	Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Order of the Crown of Belgium Superior Honor Award

Karen Erika Donfried is the current President of the German Marshall Fund.

Donfried was born to Karl P. Donfried and Katherine E. Donfried. Her father was a professor of religion at Smith College, and her mother was the owner of an automobile parts company.

Donfried obtained her bachelor's degree in government from Wesleyan University. At Wesleyan, she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She later obtained her master's degree and PhD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and as well as a magister from the University of Munich. Donfried is fluent in German.

Donfried served for ten years as a European specialist at the Congressional Research Service. She joined the German Marshall Fund in 2001.

From 2003 to 2005, Donfried worked for the U.S. State Department's Policy Planning Staff. In 2005, she returned to the German Marshall Fund to serve as senior director of policy programs and later as executive vice president until 2010.

Afterwards, Donfried worked as the national intelligence officer for Europe on the National Intelligence Council. At NIO, she directed and drafted strategic analysis for senior policymakers.

After NIO, Donfried worked at the National Security Council as a Special Assistant to the President, and as the director of European affairs.

In April 2014, Donfried became the first female president of the German Marshall Fund.

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