Katie Albright

Chief Executive Officer, Safe and Sound
2012 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows
San Francisco, California

Katie Albright, JD, is the Chief Executive Officer of Safe and Sound (formerly the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center), an organization dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect, the promotion of healthy families, and the mental health of children. Her prior experiences include SF Deputy City Attorney representing public schools; SF 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 US District Court in Maryland, she co-founded and taught in the Kayole-Gitau Nursery School & Community Center in Nairobi, Kenya.

Stories featuring Katie Albright

Time to Transform Child Welfare into A Child and Family Well-Being System
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which then turns to May as Foster Care Month. The time to acknowledge deep disparities in our child welfare system is long overdue. The data is clear that our current response is hurting our children and families, particularly Black, Indigenous and people of color. We cannot and should …

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BlogApril 30, 2021
Coronavirus SHEroes: Building a Better Future for Families
In a time of crisis, leaders emerge. The Harvard Business School underscored this point with an article by Professor Bill George on 10 outstanding leaders who have stepped up during the current COVID-19 pandemic. It’s especially important as we honor women leaders who have broken barriers during Women’s History Month that we also recognize women …

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BlogMarch 30, 2020