WASHINGTON, D.C., September 26, 2024 — Award-winning creative communications firm Glen Echo Group announced today that current COO and EVP Katie Barr has been elevated to President. In addition to this leadership role, Barr will also work closely with Orchestra partners, representing the firm’s tech and innovation capabilities across the platform.

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“There is no Glen Echo Group without Katie Barr,” said Maura Colleton Corbett, the firm’s founder and CEO. “From our early wins as a two-woman team protecting the open internet, to stopping anti-competitive mergers and lots of bills with bad acronyms like SOPA-PIPA, Katie has been there. As President, her new title properly represents the wisdom, integrity and leadership she has long provided to our firm, our clients and to me as my partner in crime and in friendship.”

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Katie Barr previously served as the Glen Echo Group’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and was the firm’s first employee in 2010. Since then, Barr has provided expert counsel in issue advocacy and coalition building to clients, while overseeing all client service, account management and employee development efforts. 

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“Having worked in the policy arena for nearly two decades, I’ve seen how technology and regulation impact all aspects of our lives,” said Barr. “We’re better positioned than ever to take on the newest challenges facing the technology landscape, and I’m excited to work with our talented team of communicators and policy experts to shape the future of the internet.” 

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About Glen Echo Group

Named one of Washington, D.C.’s great places to work by Washingtonian Magazine and Washington Business Journal, Glen Echo Group is the go-to for clients looking for strategic, cutting-edge communications and issue advocacy. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in Chicago, Glen Echo Group integrates media relations, policy expertise, coalition building, event planning, content creation and branding into campaigns for clients across the New Economy—from the Fortune 500 to the newest start-ups. No matter the client, issue or objective, Glen Echo Group delivers with the same philosophy: We listen. We think. We create. We win. Visit us at glenechogroup.com, on X @GlenEchoGroup, on Instagram @glenechogroup and on LinkedIn. 

Media Contact: Danielle Leopold Bogage, dleopold@glenechogroup.com