Katie Parsons is a Senior Vice President at 270 Strategies. She is a senior advisor to candidates and campaigns in Europe, the Levant, Africa, Southeast Asia and North America. In addition to election campaigns, Katie specializes in addressing complex global issues, including climate change, the economy of the future, and internet health. She has lived and worked extensively in eleven countries across four continents.

After 2020, she managed the “most thorough” post-election assessment of Democratic House and Senate performance ever conducted. During the cycle, Katie supported Democratic voter protection efforts on election day and during the extended counting period. Other recent projects include managing a campaign for mayor of London, helping to re-elect a president in Southeast Asia as well as his successor, and advising campaigns in the 2019 South African and Israeli elections. 

Before 270 Strategies, Katie was Deputy Program Director at The Climate Reality Project, founded by former Vice President Al Gore, where she developed training and advocacy programs for more than 3,500 Climate Leaders living in 97 countries. Prior to that, she was Director of Strategic Projects for the Repower America campaign, an effort to pass climate legislation during the early years of the Obama administration. 

Katie began her work as an organizer in 2008 as a Field Organizer and Regional GOTV Director for President Obama’s campaign.

She is President of the board of the Seminary Co-op Bookstores in Chicago – widely recognized as the best academic bookstore in the country. She is also an Atlantik-Brücke Young Leader and a member of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung’s Global Atlanticists. 

Katie earned her masters degree in International Public Management from Sciences Po Paris, with a specialization in European and Russian political affairs. She has a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy Studies from the University of Chicago.