Katie Albright is an attorney and children’s advocate with more than twenty-five years of legal and non-profit experience. Currently, she is the Executive Director of UC Berkeley EXCEL (Equity and Excellence in Early Childhood Learning), a new and jointly launched initiative by UC Berkeley’s School of Education and the Goldman School of Public Policy.
Albright previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Safe & Sound, joining at the time it was called San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center. In February 2023, she stepped away from this position and served in a transitional role of 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.
