Karen L Sherman, Co-founder and CEO, Virunga Mountain Spirits

Karen L Sherman, Co-founder and CEO, Virunga Mountain Spirits

Karen L Sherman is the Co-founder and CEO of Virunga Mountain Spirits, a new premium craft distillery/agro-tourism site based in Rwanda.

About Karen L Sherman, Co-founder and CEO, Virunga Mountain Spirits

About Karen L Sherman, Co-founder and CEO, Virunga Mountain Spirits

Karen L Sherman is the Co-founder and CEO of Virunga Mountain Spirits, a new premium craft distillery/agro-tourism site based in Rwanda, where she has worked for two decades. Throughout her career, Karen Sherman has served in senior leadership roles working to advance women around the world. Previously she served as President of Akilah, and as an executive at Women for Women International, an organization that helps women survivors of war to rebuild their lives. A successful author, Sherman began writing Brick by Brick — Building Hope and Opportunity for Women Survivors Everywhere during the year she lived in Rwanda with her three sons to oversee the construction of a first-of-its-kind women’s opportunity center. She is a sought-after speaker on global women’s issues and has been featured in numerous media outlets.