Katherine M. Gehl is a former CEO and entrepreneur who has dedicated her career to improving American democracy.

As the CEO of Gehl Foods, she grew the company into a $250 million enterprise. Gehl now focuses on political innovation, authoring the influential book The Problem Solver's Playbook and co-creating the non-partisan Democracy Movement.

Her insights into the need for new political structures and strategies have been featured in The New York Times and The Economist. In her keynotes, Gehl provides a data-driven framework for citizens and leaders to rethink the political process and address systemic dysfunction.