Serena Guen | |
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 Guen in 2013 | |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO of Suitcase Magazine |
Serena Guen is a publisher, [1] businesswoman and philanthropist [2] based in London.
Serena Guen | |
|---|---|
| Guen in 2013 | |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO of Suitcase Magazine |
Serena Guen is a publisher, [1] businesswoman and philanthropist [2] based in London.
In 2012, Guen founded Suitcase Magazine, [3] a multimedia travel magazine from her dorm room at New York University. Guen ran it remotely during her senior year in New York City before eventually settling back in London. Suitcase prints four editions a year, in addition to its website which is updated daily, and is circulated globally across all seven continents. [4]
Since 2014, Guen was part of the steering committee for UNICEF Next Generation London Team. [5] In 2016, she founded the #CookForSyria movement with Clerkenwellboy. [6] The movement raised money for UNICEF's Syria appeal in London, Sydney [7] and Melbourne [8] to date. It also produced two cookbook, Cook For Syria the Recipe Book (2016). [9] and Bake For Syria (2018).
Guen has fronted campaigns for Jack Wills Young Briton's, [10] Urban Outfitters [11] and Clinique's Face Forward. [12]
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