Katherine Monge serves as Senior Policy Advisor to Democratic Leader
Nancy Pelosi. She advises the Leader on tax, trade, social security, and
pension issues. Prior to joining the Leader’s staff, she was the Tax Counsel
to Senator Benjamin L. Cardin, a member of the Senate Finance
Committee.
Before joining Senator Cardin’s staff, Monge was an Associate in the Tax
Department at Mayer Brown LLP in New York. Her practice focused
primarily on structured finance transactions and financial products. She
also advised clients on financing renewable energy projects, structuring
business combination transactions, complying with U.S. tax obligations,
and obtaining and complying with tax-exempt status. Prior to law school,
Monge was an Associate at The Albright Group LLC. There, she developed
and implemented strategies to assist Fortune 500 clients to enter markets,
reduce political and reputational risk, and build strategic relationships.
Katherine also acted as a policy advisor to former Secretary of State
Madeleine K. Albright and former Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator Carol M. Browner. Monge began her career on Capitol Hill,
working on a variety of policies for Congressman James L. Oberstar and
Senator Mark Dayton.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown
University and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Boston College Law School.