Karen Skelton

Karen Skelton (born May 11, 1961) is an American political strategist and lawyer working at the highest levels of national politics and state public policy issues. She has a reputation for working on complex subjects from energy, telecommunications, economic workforce issues and environmental policy across legislative, executive, legal, and regulatory arenas.

Karen Skelton during the June 23rd She Shares event in Sacramento, California

She worked in the White House during the Clinton Administration,[1] the United States Department of Justice,[2] and the Department of Transportation before returning home to California, where she became a business owner and managed Washington DC – based public affairs firm, the Dewey Square Group.[3] She served as the CEO and managing editor of The Shriver Reports, and in that role, she was the coordinating producer of an Emmy-nominated and Academy Award Honoree for the HBO documentary, Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert.[4] Skelton currently holds the position as President and Founder of the Sacramento-based political and strategic consulting firm, ''Skelton Strategies''.

Karen Skelton has served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention for Hillary Clinton twice.[5][6] She has also been a guest contributor to the Sacramento Bee,[7][8][9][10][11] as well as the Huffington Post,[12] and has also been quoted in publications including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Atlantic.

Karen Skelton, with David J. Hayes and Ali Zaida, launched the Lawyers for a Sustainable Economy (LSE) Initiative, a law firm-led effort now housed at Stanford University delivering $23 million worth of free legal services by the end of 2020 to advance sustainability in energy, transportation, and land use. LSE was announced at the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, CA in partnership with Former California Governor Jerry Brown and Attorney General Xavier Becerra. The types of legal services provided by firms participating in LSE include: support with incorporation, corporate governance (e.g., bylaws, policies), contracts, real estate, IP protection, website-related issues (e.g., privacy policies, terms of use), structuring advice for financing and investment, tax advice, and litigation.

Karen Skelton serves on the Advisory Committee of the Public Policy Institute of California and has served on the National Advisory Council for the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

Karen Skelton is the daughter of George Skelton, a political columnist for The Los Angeles Times, and Nancy Skelton, a former political writer and columnist for The Los Angeles Times as well as The Sacramento Bee.

Karen Skelton has earned her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she graduated with honors in English. She then received her master's degree from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and later, a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Karen Skelton and her husband have two children.

References
  1. "Clinton/Gore Administration - Karen Skelton". Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  2. Office of The Vice President, The White House (March 18, 1996). "VICE PRESIDENT GORE NAMES KAREN SKELETON AS DIRECTOR OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS".
  3. "Dewey Square Group proud to support the launch of The Shriver Repor". WPP. January 16, 2014.
  4. Genzlinger, Neil (2014-03-16). "HBO's 'Paycheck to Paycheck': A Single Mother's Struggle". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  5. CAMajRep (2008-04-04), Steven Maviglio and Karen Skelton on ABC KXTV Delegate Story, retrieved 2016-06-24
  6. Bradford, Ben. "California Democrats Select Delegates For Clinton, Sanders". Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  7. "Kabuki dance with parking boxes". Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  8. "Karen Skelton: A rising power in American electoral politics – unmarried women". Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  9. "Viewpoints: NFL policy recognizes growing power of women". Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  10. "Viewpoints: Women are watching what NFL does on domestic violence". Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  11. "Democrats and Republicans haven't figured out how to talk to women". Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  12. Karen Skelton CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Shriver Report (2014-01-12). "Facing Up to a Woman's Nation". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
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