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Katie Albright

San Francisco, California

Katie Albright is an attorney and children’s advocate with more than twenty-five years of legal and non-profit experience. Albright has served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Safe & Sound for sixteen years, joining at the time it was called San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center. In February 2023, she stepped away from this position and is serving as a Senior Advisor to focus on statewide policy to improve the well-being of children and families in California, as well as to ensure an effective leadership transition. Albright’s prior experiences includes San Francisco Deputy City Attorney representing our public schools; San Francisco Education Fund Policy Director leading a campaign to improve teacher quality and increase student retention; and, Preschool California Co-Director of Policy & Outreach campaigning statewide for universal preschool. Prior to serving as an associate at Latham & Watkins and clerking for the United States District Court in Maryland, she co-founded and taught in the Kayole- Gitau Nursery School & Community Center in Nairobi, Kenya. She has actively served on local and national, non-profit and government boards and commissions. Katie graduated with honors from Williams College and cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center. She is also an Aspen Institute Trustee.

Stories Featuring Katie Albright
April 10, 2023
New Report: Reimagining Child Welfare
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June 25, 2022
Leadership Reflections from the 2022 Aspen Ideas Festival
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June 15, 2022
Ascending at the 2022 Aspen Ideas Festival
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April 30, 2021
Time to Transform Child Welfare into A Child and Family Well-Being System
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December 9, 2020
Investing in Futures Means Investing in Families: Announcing the Two-Generation Prenatal to Three Learning and Action Community
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March 30, 2020
Coronavirus SHEroes: Building a Better Future for Families
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July 12, 2019
Ascending at the 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival
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April 3, 2018
New Report: An Anthology from the 2012 Class of Ascend Fellows
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