Kathryn Blankenberg

Kathryn “Katie” Blankenberg was appointed as the Director of Information Policy on July 27, 2026. Prior to her appointment as Director, Katie served as an attorney at Judicial Watch, Inc., where she litigated constitutional and Freedom of Information Act matters at both the state and federal levels. She is admitted to practice in California, the District of Columbia, and the Supreme Court of the United States. 

In 2016, she received her B.A. in Psychology from Stanford University. While at Stanford, she spent a quarter studying criminology at the University of Oxford through the Bing Overseas Program. She also was a research assistant in the Department of Genetics at Stanford University School of Medicine. After graduating, she worked as a research analyst at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. In 2020, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, where she served as a member of the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal and received the Pro Bono Torchbearer award.

Katie grew up in the Bay Area of California and is a member of the Sacred Heart Schools Alumni Association and St. Raymond parish. 

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