Kathryn Fulton

Kate Fulton, Managing Director, heads the US public policy team within the Global Public Policy Group (GPPG) and co-heads BlackRock's Washington, DC office. She is a member of BlackRock's Global Public Policy Steering Committee and External Affairs Operating Committee.

Prior to joining BlackRock in 2011, Kate was Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy for H&R Block, leading the company's policy initiatives at the state and federal level. She joined H&R Block from Barclays Capital where she was Director of Government Relations and Public Policy. Prior to Barclays, Kate was the director of government relations for GE Capital in Washington. She also served as Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during the Bush and Clinton Administrations. Kate started her career at Morgan Stanley in New York.

Kate currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of The Lab School of Washington; she is also a board member and reading mentor with EverybodyWinsDC.

Kate earned a BA degree, magna cum laude, in political science from Amherst College.