Caitlin Krutsick

Caitlin Krutsick is the Senior Director of Health Communications at Waxman Strategies. With nearly a decade of experience spanning politics, policy, and strategic communications, as well as extensive expertise in healthcare, Caitlin leads high-impact communications efforts that help clients advance meaningful policy and advocacy goals. In her Senior Director role, she brings deep mastery of the health media landscape, a nuanced understanding of Waxman’s priority issue areas, and a proven record of project leadership and management. She is also a driving force in ensuring that the firm’s DEIJ values are reflected both internally and in the work we deliver for clients.

Before joining Waxman Strategies, Caitlin served as a Director at Crosscut Strategies, where she managed communications programs for innovative health care organizations working at the intersection of technology, delivery reform, and federal health policy. She led a diverse portfolio of accounts focused on value-based care and federal insurance programs, providing strategic counsel and leveraging strong media relationships to elevate clients’ voices and impact.

Previously, Caitlin spent five years at the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington, D.C.–based think tank committed to advancing solutions rooted in cross-party collaboration. She served on the public health policy team for four years, conducting research, drafting and placing op-eds, and co-authoring policy reports on chronic disease and social determinants of health. She later partnered with BPC’s development team, crafting content to communicate the real-world impacts of the organization’s policy work to donors and partners.

In 2018, Caitlin joined the communications team behind the successful campaign to elect Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA). She graduated summa cum laude from Franklin & Marshall College with a B.A. in Government and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She holds a Master’s Degree in Political Management from The George Washington University.