Background

Karenna Gore was born on August 6, 1973 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States; the daughter of former Vice President of the United States Al Gore and Tipper Gore.

Education

Gore studied at National Cathedral School. She received her Bachelor of Arts in history and literature in 1995 from Harvard University. In 2000, she received The Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School in 2000 and a Master of Arts degree from Union Theological Seminary in 2013.

Career

Karenna Gore did internships as a journalist with WREG-TV and The Times-Picayune, and later she wrote columns for "Slate" in Seattle as well as for "El Pais" in Spain.

In 2000, Karenna joined the law firm "Simpson Thacher & Bartlett" in New York City. However, Gore discontinued her association with the firm very soon and joined the non-profit sector.

Karenna Gore worked as the Director of Community Affairs for the Association to Benefit Children and has also volunteered in the legal center of Sanctuary for Families after she left her job of an editor at the "Glamour magazine". Recently in 2017, she was elected to the Board of Directors of "Riverkeeper".

In 2006, Gore published "Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Shaped Modern America", a profile of nine modern and historical American women.

Karenna currently serves as the founding director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary, a leading platform for engaging the world’s faith and wisdom traditions in solutions to the ecological crisis.

Achievements

• Karenna's Gore notable work is the book "Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Shaped Modern America".

Works

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• book

  • Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America

    (Karenna Gore Schiff delivers an intimate and accessible a...)

    2006

Politics

When Karenna's father ran for the presidency in 2000, Gore seconded his nomination at the Democratic National Convention and also became a star member of his campaign. She worked as her father’s trusted advisor and also brought powerful personalities like Naomi Wolf. Unfortunately for her and her father, the campaign ended disastrously and Gore decided to leave politics for the time being.

Interests

• writing

Connections

Karenna Gore was married to Andrew Newman Schiff from 1997 to 2010. They have 3 children.

Father:

Albert Gore

Mother:

Tipper Gore

Sister:

Kristin Carlson Gore

husband:

Andrew Newman Schiff

Son:

Wyatt Gore Schiff (July 4, 1999)

Daughter:

Anna Hunger Schiff (August 23, 2001)

Son:

Oscar Aitcheson Schiff (2006)

Sister:

Sarah LaFon Gore

Brother:

Albert Gore III