Kate has nearly 20 years of experience in strategic communications and public affairs working across sectors, including consumer and tech, on corporate reputation, executive transitions, transactions, bankruptcies and restructurings, IPOs and investor relations initiatives. She also has extensive experience advising private equity firms and their portfolio companies on mission critical communications strategies. Representative clients include AB InBev, Cruise Automotive, Gibson Guitars, Razer and Shopify.

Kate began her strategic communications career at Abernathy MacGregor (now H/Advisors Abernathy), and then served as Communications Director and Deputy Chief of Staff for the President of the New Orleans City Council in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In that role she led all communications initiatives on behalf of the Council leadership, liaised with state and federal government and advised on economic development, housing and education policy. She later returned to Abernathy for ten years, becoming Managing Director and Chief of Staff. As a member of the firm’s leadership team, Kate oversaw Abernathy’s talent, training, staffing and marketing departments. She also has experience managing profile raising and public relations campaigns for prominent corporate foundations and non-profits. Kate graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.