Karen Skelton | |
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 Karen Skelton's official portrait from the U.S. Department of Energy | |
| Born | 11 May 1961 U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BD.En) Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government (MD) University of California, Berkeley (JD). |
| Occupation(s) | political strategist and lawyer |
| Employer(s) | Lawyers for a Sustainable Economy (LSE) Initiative The Shriver Reports Skelton Strategies Sacramento Bee Dewey Square Group the White House U.S. Department of Energy |
| Children | 2 |
Karen Skelton (born May 11, 1961) is an American political strategist and lawyer working at the highest levels of national politics and state public policy issues. Skelton has advised U.S. Presidents, Vice Presidents, U.S. Cabinet Secretaries, Governors, First Ladies, Fortune 100 Corporations, philanthropies, and Board of Directors for 35 years. Most recently, she was named Senior Policy Advisor to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm at the U.S. Department of Energy in the Biden Administration, in addition to Senior Advisor to John Podesta, President Biden's Top Climate Diplomat.