Kathleen Ralston

Kathleen oversees Handshake’s global activations and leads client accounts with a focus on building social impact initiatives, cultivating partnerships and event execution.

Kathleen joined Handshake in 2014 after a decade building strategy, raising funds, and producing events for political organizations and non-profits. She worked for U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole, the United Way of Metro Chicago, Bright Pink, a non-profit aimed at breast and ovarian cancer prevention in young women, and the Female Quotient. Kathleen has a BA in Government and an Executive Master’s in Global Strategic Communication both from Georgetown University.

Kathleen lives with her family between New York City and Normal, IL. She loves to travel and is an avid reader and political junkie.