Karen Barragan is Chief Marketing Officer at Blumhouse, where she oversees all marketing, communications, and branding efforts for the successful production company. She joined Blumhouse in 2019 from Netflix, where she was the first publicity executive on the communications team and helped build its global organization. In 2013, Netflix’s inaugural year of original programming, the company earned 14 Emmy nominations and three historic wins for House of Cards. Over her seven-year tenure, Barragan worked across television, documentaries, and films. Previously, she led global publicity at Sony Pictures Television, managing campaigns ranging from AMC’s Breaking Bad to The Dr. Oz Show. Barragan is a member of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS), and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).