Kirsten Donaldson is the vice president of Public Policy at NAB. She provides strategic public policy counsel to assist NAB in developing policy positions and formulating advocacy strategies to address critical issues affecting the broadcast industry.

Before joining NAB, Donaldson served as the vice president of Legal at the Digital Media Association (DiMA) in Washington, D.C., where she represented global technology and streaming companies on copyright law and technology policy matters. Prior to that, Donaldson founded and led The Donaldson Law Group, specializing in intellectual property strategies and engaging with federal agencies and Congress on IP policy issues. Donaldson also represented clients on intellectual property matters as counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of the multinational law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP and was counsel at the Intellectual Property Owners Association. She has a strong track record of working in government as legislative director and counsel for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (MI-13). Donaldson has extensive experience navigating and advocating within legislative, regulatory and legal landscapes.

Donaldson holds a Master of Laws in intellectual property law from the George Washington University Law School, a Juris Doctor from the University of St. Thomas School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science from California Lutheran University.