Carmen Thomas (born 7 May 1946) is a German journalist, radio and television presenter, author and lecturer.

Born in Düsseldorf, Thomas studied German, English, and pedagogy at the University of Cologne.

Even during her studies, she worked for the broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) in Cologne,[1] from 1968 as a presenter, then as a freelance contributing editor, later on the staff, and also as director for a group of programs (Programmgruppenleiterin).

[8] Thomas taught at universities for 13 years, and has coached people in commerce, politics, and media since 1980.

[8] She became executive director of the ModerationsAkademie für Medien + Wirtschaft Carmen Thomas in Ehreshoven in 2001.