Alyssa Karas has more than 15 years of experience in digital media. Her most recent positions include global director of audience development at Vanity Fair and interim director of audience development at The New Yorker. Other publications include Glamour, the Indianapolis Star, the Oregonian, and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

She is the co-author of Genus Americanus: Hitting the Road in Search of America’s Identity (University of Georgia Press, 2020).

Alyssa holds a journalism degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School. She is based in New York City.