Karen Skelton

Karen Skelton has been an advisor, strategist, and manager on campaigns surrounding some of the nation's most complex problems. Skelton joined the Dewey Square Group in 2001 and heads the firm's California practice from Sacramento.

Skelton previously worked in the Clinton White House on the political staff and as a member of the defense team that argued against the Impeachment of the President of the United States. Skelton also served as the first Director of Political Affairs for then Vice President Al Gore, initiating and managing his first national political program in preparation for his 2000 election campaign.

After leaving the White House, Skelton was named Chief Counsel of the Federal Highway Administration, where she oversaw the Department's federal audit of the historic “Big Dig” project in Boston. Skelton has also prosecuted criminal cases at the U.S. Department of Justice as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney and as a trial lawyer in the Division of Environmental Enforcement.

In California, Skelton has helped problem-solve on some of the states' largest infrastructure projects, including the retrofit of the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge, the modernization of the San Francisco International Airport, the deployment of “green technology” that promotes economic growth and environmental stewardship, and the use of policies that encourage infill development and resource protection. Skelton advises corporate clients on how to strategically position their brand and products in California's diverse demographic markets. Skelton also serves as an advisor to First Lady Maria Shriver.