Katie Greene is a Visiting Policy Associate at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, where she focuses on issues related to the COVID-19 response, vaccine policy, opioids and substance use disorders, and other public health issues.

Prior to joining Duke-Margolis, Greene served as a Program Director for the National Governor’s Association (NGA), where she supported governors in the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including issues relating to data-driven reopening strategies and public health infrastructure. In addition, Greene was the NGA’s co-lead of a joint health and public safety opioid response team for governors, governors’ staff, and states on addiction and substance use.

Previously, Greene served as Senior Policy Advisor and Associate Director of the Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and Deputy Director of Federal Relations for Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano. She holds a master’s degree in public policy from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and a bachelor’s degree from Duke University.