Karen Taylor Quinn

I’m a Boston native with a B.A. in English from Colgate University, in upstate New York, where I studied American and Caribbean literature. After college, I moved to Seattle for a job at Seattle Met magazine, where I worked for four years as a researcher and editor while moonlighting at Canlis, the finest restaurant in the city. I merged the two experiences as the founding editor of ChefSteps, a food-science startup that won two James Beard awards during my tenure.

I moved back east in 2018 and started a dream job at The New Yorker, leading an award-winning team of journalists as the Director of Social Media. In 2023, I took on a new leadership role as the Executive Director of Editorial Operations.

I’m a baker, a skier, and a grammarian; I’ve worked on sailboats, on a vineyard, and at an old-timey lodge on a lake. I am obsessed with old photographs, movies, and flowers; I’m a former division I springboard diver. I am married to an ICU nurse who also happens to be a sommelier. Ask me about the Beehive.

Contact | karen.t.quinn@gmail.com