Vice President

Katie has nearly 20 years of experience working in the White House and with federal agencies, Congress, businesses and non-profit organizations. Originally from Cleveland, she manages government affairs and strategic alliances in the nation’s Capital and across the country. Most recently, Katie served as the Director of Policy for ACT for NIH, a non-profit advocacy organization that works closely with Congress to make increasing biomedical research funding a national priority. Under her leadership, National Institutes of Health (NIH) received an 11% budget increase over the past two appropriations cycles.

During the Obama-Biden Administration, Katie spent six years in the White House as Deputy Director of Operations in the Executive Residence and then as Policy Associate on Vice President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Task Force. She then helped launch the Biden Cancer Initiative and served as the Program Director, initiating and leading collaborations across industry and government to address gaps in cancer research and treatment systems.

Katie also implemented strategic planning for the Department of Defense as a consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton, where she specialized in human capital management and business process reengineering. Katie’s extensive experience in health and biomedical research policy and strategic consulting with the Pentagon as well as her experience in building coalitions among NIH, industry, and patient advocacy groups make her an effective changemaker.