Maggie Kohn has been at the global research-based health care company Merck since 1996. During this time, she has taken on roles of increasing responsibility. She currently serves as Director of Global Corporate Responsibility (CR) where she oversees engagement with Socially Responsible Investment groups, coordinates the company's stakeholder engagement in support of its CR strategy, and works with Merck's business units to integrate CR into their day-to-day work.

Prior to her current role, Maggie oversaw CR reporting for Merck, worked in the company's Latin American division focusing on external and internal communications and public policy initiatives, and worked in corporate communications where she gained experience in a number of areas including employee communications, media relations and executive speechwriting. Prior to Merck, Maggie worked at Anderson Consulting in Chicago. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University with a double-major in African Studies, and is a native of Kalamazoo, Michigan.