Katie Vlietstra Wonnenberg is a government affairs professional with 20+ years of experience advising clients on complex financial services, health care, tax, labor, emerging technology, and economic policy. She is a trusted political advisor, leveraging deep bipartisan network across Congress, federal agencies, and state regulators to convert volatile policy environments into lasting wins. A skilled people leader and builder of large-scale coalitions, national stakeholder programs, and high-impact convenings. 

Katie has served as the chief architect of government relations strategies that have delivered crucial legislation on topics ranging from financial reform to immigration, and she’s helped secure billions of dollars in investment to create jobs and drive recovery efforts following natural disasters. She has over 17 years worth of policy experience advocating for the micro-business, self-employed, and entrepreneur community. 

Today, Katie is a principal at Public Private Strategies and President of the Business for America’s Future Fund, where she works with governments and businesses across the country – from the White House to Fortune 50 corporations to Main Street businesses – to solve pressing policy challenges. In these roles, she advises leading policy makers, foundations, nonprofits, and corporations.

Katie continues to advise and support the federal advocacy and public affairs activities of the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE). 

Previously, Katie served as a member of the Texas Federal Relations team where she worked on issues from internet sales tax and hurricane recovery to immigration and housing. 

Katie has consulted for several presidential campaigns, including McCain-Palin and Romney-Ryan. She is a frequent contributor to many news outlets, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Politico, as well as Fox News, C-SPAN, and MSNBC. She lives in Washington, D.C.