Caitlin Blair is Advisor, Partner Services of the Democracy Alliance. She previously served as the Recruitment Manager within the Partner Services team.
Caitlin’s experience includes five years on the campaign trail as a fundraiser, mainly in her home state of Virginia. For her last campaign, she worked as the finance director for Aneesh Chopra, former U.S. Chief Technology Officer and candidate for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 2013. Previously, Caitlin worked as a regional finance director on the successful campaign of U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (VA). Caitlin also worked for HM Consulting in Washington, DC as a fundraising consultant on the successful 2010 campaign of Senator Michael Bennet (CO) and CHC BOLD PAC, a PAC dedicated to electing members to Congress who will add diversity to our leadership and who will address issues that impact the Hispanic community in the United States. Caitlin began her political career as an intern for U.S. Senator Mark Warner (VA) on his successful 2008 campaign.
Most recently, Caitlin was an Associate Director, Research at EAB where she conducted best-practice research for both higher education and K-12 institutions. Caitlin holds a Master of Science degree in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University’s H. John Heinz III College. She received her bachelor’s degree in political science from Dickinson College.