Originally from Johnson City, Tennessee, Katie graduated from the University of Virginia as a Jefferson Scholar with a bachelor’s degree in political and social thought, where she researched affordable housing and community development. Katie then moved to Baltimore, where she led Public Policy Research at T. Rowe Price: translating government actions into investment decisions informing the firm's $1.6 trillion in assets under management. While in the city, Katie also worked to further housing access by serving in leadership roles at the Women’s Housing Coalition and Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake. Katie is a dual degree MPA/MBA candidate at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB). While at the GSB, Katie pursued her passion for investing as a deal team member on Stanford’s Impact Fund and as a Leadership for Society Scholar, where she researched the role of corporate governance in furthering sustainability and social equity goals. She also worked with Nextdoor to build the roadmap for their Crisis Response function, supporting users during natural and human-caused disasters through mutual aid and resource accessibility. Katie completed her MPA summer internship working as a Graduate Fellow at the Lafayette Square Institute in Washington, D.C. She has a deep interest in economic development policy, just transitions, and domestic innovation. Beyond the classroom, Katie loves playing tennis, hiking, watching live music, and cooking for her friends.