Caitlin Legacki is a public affairs expert with a proven track record of navigating the complex intersection of policy, politics, and public opinion. With a career spanning nearly two decades in the public and private sectors, Caitlin has established herself as a trusted voice on strategic communications, campaigns and advocacy.
Most recently, Caitlin served as Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications to US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. At the Department of Commerce, Caitlin played a pivotal role in some of the Biden-Harris Administration’s most important legislative efforts, including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the CHIPS Act, as well as helping the Department communicate effectively around issues like export controls, international trade, AI, TikTok, America’s competition with China and industrial policy.
Prior to Commerce, Caitlin was a Vice President of Corporate Communications at JPMorgan Chase & Co., leading the firm’s communications around select corporate responsibility initiatives. Before that, Caitlin worked for four years at a leading public affairs firm, where she was the client lead for numerous Fortune 100 clients in banking, healthcare, telecom, tech and other industries.
Caitlin is a campaigner at heart and brings a campaigner’s mentality to everything she does. She worked on some of the country’s most high-profile and hard-fought campaigns, including the campaigns of Senators Kay Hagan, Claire McCaskill and Jeanne Shaheen.
Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Caitlin is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She lives in Washington, DC.
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