Kiki McLean

Catherine “Kiki” McLean is a leading public affairs and political strategist. McLean is recognized for her record of building successful teams and organizations and developing impactful strategies. She established the Walton Family Political and Communications office which she led for over five years and prior to that was the managing director of Porter Novelli’s Washington DC office, led its global public affairs practice and served on the company’s executive committee.

Kiki’s expertise is in strategic communications and public affairs. A veteran of six presidential campaigns, including the historic 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign, she has more than 25 years of experience leading high profile, complicated initiatives in the political and business sectors. She served as senior advisor to the Hillary Clinton for President Campaign in 2008 and has served as spokesperson and led communications for Vice President Al Gore, Senator Joe Lieberman, the Democratic National Committee, and others.

Kiki McLean is a native of San Antonio, Texas, and received her Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree in Communications from Austin College in Sherman, Texas and currently serves as a member of its Board of Trustees. She is the treasurer of the Democratic Governors’ Association and is a member of the New Deal Advisory Council. Previous board service includes Polaris and Planned Parenthood Action Fund.