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Karen Elliott House is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Diversity & Inclusion, Empowerment, Faith & Religion, Finance, Influential Women, International Business, Journalism, Leadership, Middle Eastern Heritage, Personal Growth, Publishing, Women's Empowerment, World Affairs

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Karen Elliott House Biography

Karen Elliott House, 69, retired in March 2006 as Publisher of The Wall Street Journal, Senior Vice President of Dow Jones & Company, and a member of the company’s executive committee. She is a broadly experienced business executive with particular expertise and experience in international affairs stemming from a distinguished career as a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter and editor.

She is Chairman of the Board of the RAND Corp. and author of On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religious, Fault Lines—and Future, published by Knopf in 2012. She also is a Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and has taught Mideast politics at Pepperdine University’s School of Public Policy for the past two years.

Ms. House served as publisher from 2002 until her retirement and in that role was responsible for all news, editorial, sales and other business functions of The Wall Street Journal and its editions around the world. From 1989 to 2002 she served as vice president international and then president international of Dow Jones, responsible for The Wall Street Journal’s print editions in Asia and Europe as well as for magazine and television ventures overseas.

During a 32-year career with Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, Ms. House also served as foreign editor, diplomatic correspondent, and energy correspondent based in Washington D.C. Her journalism awards include a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for coverage of the Middle East (1984), two Overseas Press Club awards for coverage of the Middle East and of Islam and the Edwin M. Hood award for Excellence in Diplomatic Reporting for a series on Saudi Arabia (1982). She has interviewed numerous world leaders including Vladimir Putin, Zhu Rongji, Saddam Hussein, Benjamin Natanyahu, King Salman of Saudi Arabia and the late King Hussein of Jordan and Yassir Arafat.

She has served and continues to serve on multiple non-profit boards including the Trilateral Commission, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Asia Society, and Boston University. She also is a member of the advisory board of the College of Communication at the University of Texas.

She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin where in 1996 she was the recipient of the University’s “Distinguished Alumnus” award. She studied and taught at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics and she holds honorary degrees from Boston University (2003) and Lafayette College (1992). Ms. House is married and is the mother of four children ages 21-42.

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Karen Elliott House Speaking Topics

Saudi Arabia's Importance in the Middle East

In the increasingly unstable mideast, Saudi Arabia is the most important Arab nation–and the least understood. Why should the world care about this shrouded kingdom? Because it is the world’s leading exporter of oil, the lifeblood of global prosperity, and of Islamic terrorism, perhaps the greatest threat to world peace. Yet because the kingdom’s royal family shrouds its secrets from both Saudis and foreigners and makes it difficult for all but the very intrepid to explore the kingdom, it remains all too impenetrable, which is exactly how the Al Saud rulers like it. Conventional wisdom holds that the kingdom remains stable in a region of rising instability even as power passes from one geriatric leader to the next. Yet, recall that the old Soviet Union, too, was viewed as rock-solid as power passed rapidly from one old man to the next upon the death of Brezhnev. Within a decade, the Soviet superpower imploded. Does history hold a lesson here for those who equate stagnation with stability. stability.
Subjugated Women Drive Change

Strict Wahhabi Islam teaches that a man must obey Allah and a woman must obey man, meaning that Saudi women must always be obedient to a male relative–father, husband, brother, son. There is no age of maturity and independence for a Saudi woman. A growing number of Saudi women (women comprise 60% of university graduates) now are pushing back–confronting the so-called religious police, daring to drive, something illegal for a Saudi woman, and increasingly divorcing men who abuse them. Armed with verses from the Koran indicating equality in Allah’s eyes between men and women, Saudi women are increasingly leading society’s efforts for change–a more equitable society for all Saudis, including women.

Diversity and Division

Beneath the facade of total uniformity presented by Saudi society–women shrouded in black, men robed in white–there is surprising diversity and deep division. In a country where the regime has controlled people through divide-and-conquer tactics, dollars and duplicity, transparency made possible by I andnternet and social media is lifting the veil on these tactics, revealing deep divisions among regions, tribes, and sexes; between rulers and ruled; between young and old; between modernizers and traditionalists. As the regime tries to accomodate some of the pressures for change, the backlash against any change from Islamic fundamentalists grows ever stronger, raising doubt whether an elderly and infirm band of rulers can continue to control a country where 60% of the population is under 20 years of age, and where most Saudi men do not want to work at jobs they are qualified for and women are not permitted to work at jobs for which they are qualified.

Saudi Royal Succession

The string of Al Saud brothers who have ruled Saudi Arabia since the death of their father, King Abdulaziz al Saud, in 1953 is nearing its end. The monarchy in Saudi Arabia passes not from father to son but since King Abdulaziz, who fathered 44 sons, from brother to brother. The current king is 90 years old and his crown prince is 76; their youngest brother is already 69. So the kingdom, facing external threats (Iran, Syria, instability in Bahrain) and internal threats (deep divisions by region, tribe, gender and religious sect) can’t expect capable young leadership anytime soon as the extended Al Saud family of some 7000 princes can’t agree on a third-generation prince who might have the vision and vigor to lead the kingdom through needed reforms. So, while the senior royals dodder on, the kingdom’s divisions deepen, the population’s frustrations grow and risks of instability rise. Saudis watch the diminishing line of Al saud princes as if it were an old-fashioned timebomb with a lit fuse. The wick burns ever shorter, advancing a moment of explosion that could the kingdom as we have known it.

Karen Elliott House Videos

Review: On Saudi Arabia by Karen Elliott House - YouTube
Karen Elliott House: Saudi Arabia and Extremism - YouTube
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On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines--and Future

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How do I book Karen Elliott House to speak at my event?

Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Karen Elliott House for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Karen Elliott House, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Karen Elliott House or any other speaker of your choice.
What are the speaker fees for Karen Elliott House

Speaking fees for Karen Elliott House, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Karen Elliott House are for live events and for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Karen Elliott House, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
What topics does Karen Elliott House speak about?

Karen Elliott House is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Diversity & Inclusion, Empowerment, Faith & Religion, Finance, Influential Women, International Business, Journalism, Leadership, Middle Eastern Heritage, Personal Growth, Publishing, Women's Empowerment, World Affairs.
Where does Karen Elliott House travel from?

Karen Elliott House generally travels from New York, NY, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
Who is Karen Elliott House’s agent?

AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Karen Elliott House for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Karen Elliott House for your next private or corporate function.
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Karen Elliott House or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Karen Elliott House is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Saudi Arabia's Importance in the Middle East, Subjugated Women Drive Change, Diversity and Division and Saudi Royal Succession. The estimated speaking fee range to book Karen Elliott House for your event is available upon request. Karen Elliott House generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Emily Ramshaw, Carla Harris, Asra Nomani, Andrea Mitchell and Nazanin Ash. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Karen Elliott House for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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