Katie Walsh Shields is a political and public affairs consultant in Washington, DC with more than 12 years of experience working at the highest levels of national politics, including presidential campaigns, national party committees and the White House. Shields was recently named by the National Journal as “One of the 50 People Changing the Game in Washington” Shields served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff from January 2017 to April 2017, working as principle deputy to Chief of Staff Reince Priebus. Prior to this, Katie served as Chief of Staff to the Republican National Committee (RNC) from 2015-2016, working daily with Jared Kushner & the Trump Campaign to guide the RNC’s successful ground and data efforts in the 2016 election victory. Kushner was recently quoted in the Washington Post as saying “Katie was one of the unsung heroes of the 2016 campaign and has been a great partner in working towards the President's re-election."