Kate Childs Graham, or KCG

Executive Director

Kate Childs Graham, a.k.a. KCG, is a speechwriter and communications strategist who has worked closely with Fortune 500 CEOs, TIME100 movement leaders, and powerful policymakers—including the Vice President of the United States. As an Executive Director at West Wing Writers, she helps leaders advance winning arguments, shape important conversations, and create meaningful change.

KCG served as Director of Speechwriting to Vice President Kamala Harris as well as an advisor on her 2024 presidential campaign. She has also played a key role in the last three Democratic National Conventions—as a writer in 2016, the head writer in 2020, and a producer in 2024. 

Prior to joining the White House, KCG served as Communications Director for Senator Amy Klobuchar and as a senior advisor on the Senator’s presidential campaign. She wrote speeches for principals and surrogates during the Clinton-Kaine campaign. Her book, Why I Run: 35 Progressive Candidates Who Are Changing Politics, was released by ABRAMS in March 2019. 

Earlier, KCG served as Director of Communications and Media Affairs at the American Federation of Teachers and as Senior Speechwriter at the American Federation of State, Municipal, and County Employees. She began her career writing and working in the progressive faith and reproductive health movements. For many years, she wrote a regular column for the National Catholic Reporter, and she has appeared on MSNBC and CNN.

KCG is a graduate of the Catholic University of America and the United Nations-mandated University for Peace. She is an associate of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She is also a conceptual artist whose work has been shown across the country. 

KCG lives in Takoma Park, Maryland, with her partner, Ariana, and their son.