Our Staff

Kate Dineen is the President & CEO of A Better City. She served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from May 2019 to April 2023. Prior to joining A Better City, Kate worked for the New York State Governor's Office, serving as the Chief of Staff for State Operations, Assistant Secretary for the Environment, and Deputy Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery after Superstorm Sandy. She was previously U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Policy Director and has worked in the non-profit and media sectors. Kate serves on numerous commissions and boards and is an Advisory Council Member for the Tufts University Center for State Policy Analysis. Kate was named to the 2024 Boston Business Journal Power 50 list and to the 2018 City & State Magazine 40 Under 40 list. Outside of her work at A Better City, Kate is a leading advocate for reproductive rights and was recognized as a 2022 Boston Globe Bostonian of the Year Honorable Mention. Kate holds a B.A. in English from Williams College and a Masters in City Planning from MIT, and was a Non-Resident Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School Homeland Security Project. She lives in Boston with her family.