SAS

KAREN LEE

Senior Director of Internal Communications

Karen has embraced social media to connect employees with one another and with company leadership. In 2011, her team spearheaded an internal social media network called the Hub, which created virtual communities for best practice sharing, idea generation and work/life balance. 

Within two weeks of its launch, the site had more than 3,000 registrants and continues to grow. Karen's team structure is modeled around a 24/7 news cycle, covering company events with real-time updates on the global intranet site. Several years ago, Karen established regular “coffee with the CEO” sessions for employees. Her team sponsors internal webcasts, known as Leadership Live, featuring company executives and a list of questions they don’t see until minutes before the program is broadcast live. Prior to this role, Karen was Director of Communications Support for SAS' Research & Development Division. Karen joined SAS in 1984 as a technical marketing representative.