Kara Fitzpatrick is a dynamic leader and force multiplier with a remarkable career dedicated to creating large-scale impact — with heart. She has worked on global stages like the Super Bowl, Oscars, and Women’s World Cup, and served in two White Houses under President Obama and President Biden.

Kara’s background is a unique mix of private and public sector experience. She was appointed to the first class of Presidential Innovation Fellows in the Obama White House, and later served as Director of Experience Design on the Cancer Moonshot under then-Vice President Biden. She would go on to serve as Chief of Staff on the Technology Strategy & Delivery Team on the Biden-Harris Transition, before heading back to the White House to serve as Senior Advisor, Technology at U.S. Digital Service.

In the private sector, Kara was Chief of Staff for a 300 person Product Design team at Capital One, a Fortune 75 company. Over the course of her 11 years at Intuit, she championed small businesses as Chief of Staff of their flagship Product team, worked on the CEO’s Communications Team, and was Head of Change Leadership & Strategic Initiatives for the Business Operations & Partner Ecosystem in the Small Business & Self-Employed division.

As a volunteer during the first 100 days of the pandemic, Kara was tasked with creating and leading the State of California’s COVID Data Insights Working Group that delivered sentiment and mobility insights daily to the Governor and his senior staff, enabling the Administration to make key policy decisions. She advised on the City of San Diego's Customer Experience Strategy. Previous work includes Senior Advisor at 18F, Women’s World Cup press operations team, TEDxIntuit founder, Super Bowl Halftime Show production manager, and proudly being part of the Emmy award-winning production staff of the Oscars.

Kara does pro-bono digital strategy for nonprofits; taught human centered design and business skills to micro-entrepreneur women in rural India; and guest lectured at Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley Haas School of Business, and UC San Diego STEM Academy for High School Girls. She double majored in theater and English at Elizabethtown College, graduated summa cum laude from Penn State with a masters degree in instructional design, and was a 2-time finalist for San Diego Woman of the Year.

She’s also an avid National Parks hype woman, and has been to 39 of the 63 U.S. National Parks.