Dr. Karyn Koven
Dr. Karyn A. Koven, Founder and CEO of LanguageBird®, brings more than two decades of expertise in curriculum development, college counseling, teaching, and building partnerships with universities worldwide. As a former high school administrator, counselor, and teacher, Dr. Koven has guided thousands of students to successful admissions at top universities, having visited over 100 colleges both domestically and internationally.
Recognizing a lack of effective online world language options, Dr. Koven founded LanguageBird to provide live, personalized, one-on-one language instruction. She believes that real-time conversation and interaction with expert instructors are critical for true language mastery—far beyond passive learning methods of listening and repeating. LanguageBird was born from the concept of providing high-quality, standards-based, college-preparatory world language courses that students can access from anywhere, combining both quality and convenience.
Dr. Koven earned her undergraduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership from UCLA.
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”