Katie Walsh (politician)

Katie Walsh
Katie Walsh at Web Summit 2017
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Implementation
In office
January 20, 2017 – March 30, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byKristie Canegallo (Policy Implementation)
Succeeded byKirstjen Nielsen (Principal Deputy)
Natalie Quillian (2023) (Implementation)
Personal details
Born
Katherine Marie Walsh

(1984-11-01) November 1, 1984 (age 40)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMike Shields
EducationGeorge Washington University (BA)

Katherine Marie Walsh (born November 1, 1984)[1] is an American Republican political operative who served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Implementation in the Donald Trump administration. She also worked with the Trump-aligned 501(c)(4) advocacy organization America First Policies.[2][3]

Walsh previously served as the Chief of Staff for the Republican National Committee. She joined the Republican National Committee as Deputy Finance Director in January 2013 and became Finance Director in June of that year. In her previous role as Deputy Finance Director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, she worked with United States Senate campaigns across the country to implement comprehensive fundraising and campaign strategies. Her past experience also includes serving as Midwest Regional Finance Director for the McCain–Palin campaign in 2008 and working for Friends of Fred Thompson, at the Ashcroft Group, and as a field representative for Missourians for Matt Blunt.[4]

  1. ^ Sherman, Jake; Palmer, Anna; Lippman, Daniel (November 1, 2017). "Playbookers: Birthdays". Playbook. Politico. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Julie Bykowicz (January 30, 2017). "Trump advisers start America First Policies nonprofit". AP. Archived from the original on April 10, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Jenna Johnson and Philip Rucker (March 30, 2017). "Senior aide Katie Walsh leaves White House to run pro-Trump outside group". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Katie Walsh". gop.com.