Katie is a C-suite executive, board member, and trusted advisor with 20+ years’ of experience and a proven track record of building and directing cross-functional teams at the highest levels of business and government. Throughout her career, she has served as a senior advisor to Fortune 500 CEOs, C-Suite executives, board members, elected officials, and senior military and government leaders. She is a proven P&L, people, and government leader with a track record of driving growth, improving performance, managing crisis and risk, promoting culture change, and advancing brand recognition.

She is the President of the Board of Directors of the Aschiana Foundation, a nonprofit organization that invests in the education and well-being of vulnerable children in Afghanistan. Additionally, she is an advisory board member of SITE 525, a fast-growing, innovative technology firm focused on internet replication and AI, and of the Athena Alliance, the leading executive community that accelerates leadership advancement to the C-suite, the CEOs office, and the boardroom through a unique model of modern business leadership education and a powerful network.

Katie’s private sector leadership roles include Senior Advisor, SAIC; Vice President of Corporate Engagement at Booz Allen Hamilton; Chief People Officer, WPP Specialist Communications Division; Chief of Staff to Walmart’s Chief People Officer; Head of Global External Affairs, GE Power; and Chief Operating Officer, Bluhammock Music and Bluhammock Clothing.
Throughout her career, Katie has also held a range of government leadership roles, including having served as a Senior Advisor in the Office of the Secretary of Defense; Strategic Communications Advisor to the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Afghanistan; and Press Secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs.