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March 20, 2025

Katie Keith on Policy, Advocacy, and the Future of Health Equity Blog Post

by Jenna Mertes (C’26)

On March 11, 2025, the Conversations in Global Health: Global to Local class welcomed Katie Keith (L’12) to discuss her life and career. From her time as the director of the Health Policy and Law Initiative at the Georgetown University O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law to her role as the deputy director of the Gender Policy Council in the Biden administration, Keith has been at the forefront of policymaking in gender-affirming care. We opened our discussion by reflecting on the path Keith took to where she is today.