Keren Barak (Hebrew: קרן ברק; born 20 September 1972) is an Israeli lobbyist and politician.

Born in Haifa to parents who had immigrated from Egypt and Poland, Barak served as an infantry instructor and commanded new recruits and armoured personnel carriers during her national service in the Israel Defense Forces.

[1] Barak later worked as a Knesset advisor,[1] and as a lobbyist for several companies, including Cellcom and the Port of Haifa.

[3] Barak was placed thirty-second on the Likud list for the 2009 elections,[4] but the party won only 27 seats.

Barak's office initially denied the conversation had occurred, then when confronted with the recording assailed her colleagues for providing it to the press and airing "dirty laundry.