Kathryn LaPotin -  Former Guest Speaker at the Leadership Institute

An experienced political operative, Katie LaPotin has been a strategic consultant for center-right candidates and conservative causes for more than a decade.

By emphasizing the use of big data and market research, Katie has developed and implemented successful polling and data programs for organizations at all levels of operations. She has also spent time working as a political reporter and communications strategist, where she specialized in developing successful earned and digital media efforts for both political and corporate clients. Among her client success stories include running point on national earned media efforts for an upstart Republican primarying a sitting U.S. Senator in 2012; developing and implementing the grassroots phone program for the nation’s largest pro-Second Amendment advocacy group during the 2014 election cycle; and helping a leading pharmaceutical advocacy group develop a data-driven political strategy for the 2018 election cycle.

A Philadelphia native, Katie has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from American University and a master’s degree in Political Communications from the London School of Economics. She currently lives in Alexandria, VA with her beagle (and PRC’s Chief Canine Officer), Amalia Bella.

Kathryn LaPotin