Katie Fuhs

Interested in the intersection of political science and cultural anthropology, Katie focuses on youth engagement and gender diversity in the realms of international development and security. As the Senior Operations and Programs Officer for Accountability Lab, Katie oversees the implementation of youth programs and advocacy at the global level as well as supporting the operational management of the Lab’s translocal network across sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and North America. Concurrently, Katie is the lead organizer for the Open Gov Youth Collective, an international group of youth activists who highlight youth voices, priorities, and experiences in order to influence the global open government movement. Katie previously facilitated the participation of international security leaders and experts from democracies around the world at the 2018 Halifax International Security Forum. Before the Forum, Katie worked on behalf of Global Development Incubator on the development and expansion of a West African capacity building and youth leadership program, Emerging Public Leaders. Katie graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College, studying government and cultural anthropology and playing Division I soccer and rugby.