An Announcement from Our Founder

MissionWired Founder & CEO Anne Lewis Announces Kate Kline as MissionWired CEO; Transitions to Chair of MissionWired Board of Directors

MissionWired raised $500 million during the 2024 cycle for political partners and more than $4.5 billion over its 18 years of innovation on behalf of campaigns and causes

Today, after 18 years of building MissionWired into the leading integrated direct marketing agency for political campaigns and causes, Founder & CEO Anne Lewis announced her new role as Chair of the MissionWired Board of Directors. She introduced current MissionWired President, Kate Kline, as the company’s next CEO.

“We’ve come a long way, from humble – and humbling – beginnings squatting in cramped office spaces and working out of a minivan. Many years later, we’ve raised more than $4.5 billion in low-dollar, grassroots donations. We’ve done it to elect presidents and flip chambers of Congress, fund emergency response to communities battered by hurricanes and shaken by earthquakes, confront senseless, devastating gun violence, fight climate change, and so many worthy, moving causes. We’ve innovated – bringing to nonprofits and campaigns acquisition sources like The Digital Co-Op and innovative engagement and conversion tools like Sign For Good. We’ve added channels and new divisions, like our powerhouse direct mail practice.

“In anticipation of this day, I undertook a long and deliberate search for a successor. I’m thrilled to say I found the perfect CEO in Kate Kline, who joined MissionWired as our president in 2023. Kate’s already made her mark, helping steer us to our best, most impactful year yet. MissionWired is stronger and more dynamic, built to be the best partner to our clients now, but more importantly, positioned to continue to evolve and innovate. That’s been the arc of MissionWired and its future: bringing the best, most innovative solutions and pride in the delivery of our services, care in the details. I can take this step because I know that under Kate’s leadership, and with the help of our incredible team, MissionWired’s best days are ahead.”

Incoming MissionWired CEO Kate Kline has been at MissionWired for over a year, playing an integral role in day-to-day operations and future planning. Prior to joining MissionWired, Kate was the President and SVP at Zocdoc, where she led the implementation, relationship, and optimization teams responsible for delivering value to Zocdoc’s enterprise partners. Kate also spent 14 years with The Advisory Board Company, where she was an Executive Vice President, leading strategy and operations for customer delivery teams. At The Advisory Board, Kate focused on scaling operations to enable continued growth across much of the company, including the research, technology, and consulting businesses. She thrives when managing large teams pursuing complex and aggressive targets.

“Over the past year as MissionWired’s president, it’s been an inspiration to see the day-to-day impact each member of this team has on our partners’ missions, whether it’s through data, creative, or strategy. Anne built an organization with an unmatched drive to innovate toward the best possible results for the partners we care so deeply about, and it’s an honor and privilege to be leading MissionWired into its next chapter. I’m deeply grateful for Anne’s trust and collaboration throughout the transition, and I couldn’t be more excited for the work ahead.”

Kate will have the support of MissionWired’s strong leadership team, including President of Agency Ambika Subramanyam, Chief of Marketing and Brand Bob Albrecht, and Chief Technology Officer Todd Plants. Kati Card and Chrissy Hyre will continue leading the charge for MissionWired’s political practice, with Nat Binns ensuring the success of political programs and data products in a new role as Senior Advisor.

MissionWired’s fully integrated team of award-winning strategists, writers, designers, machine learning specialists, and data analysts has innovated to deliver ever-improving results to campaigns and causes for nearly two decades.

MissionWired has proudly partnered with leading campaigns and committees including the Democratic National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic Governors Association, Sen. Gary Peters, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Sen. Ben Ray Luján, Sen. Raphael Warnock, Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Sen. Jacky Rosen, Sen. Maggie Hassan, Sen. Michael Bennet, Sen. Chris Murphy, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08), Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), and NY Attorney General Letitia James, in addition to Planned Parenthood, the League of Conservation Voters, and EMILYs List.