WOC Advocacy Council Member

Koren Phillips (she/her/hers) has enjoyed a progressive career in academic medical center hospital leadership and is the Executive Director of Teaching and Education at Massachusetts General Hospital. In this role, she works on institutional planning, execution, and ongoing management of departments and initiatives related to the core educational mission of the hospital. She also serves as a course director in a master’s degree program at Harvard Medical School.

Outside of work, she dedicates her time to nonprofit causes that reflect her interests in women’s leadership, addressing systemic inequities in her local community, education, and the arts. She is currently Clerk of the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Board of Directors, a member of the Simmons University School of Management Dean’s Advisory Council, and a member of the YW Boston Advocacy Committee. Her previous nonprofit board service includes her international women’s fraternity and its associated foundation, college alma mater, high school alma mater, and local arts and educational organizations. 

Koren holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Chicago and an MBA from Simmons University. She is a member of the LeadBoston Class of 2022. A transnational South Korean adoptee, Koren spent her childhood in Maryland and South Florida, with deep connections to her family’s generational ties to the North Shore of Massachusetts. She is currently a proud resident of Jamaica Plain.