Kaitlyn Koller
Kaitlyn Koller graduated from Marquette University in 2023 and had been involved in conservative youth political organizations and been an intern for Senator Jim Risch before working with Amy Gleason at USDS. More recently, she has been part of the National Design Studio, likely in a communications or political role.
Positions
Appointed:
4/06/25-c.8/26/25 Senior Advisor AD-00
Offboarding:
resigned from agency c.8/26/25
Appointed:
4/06/25-c.8/26/25 Senior Advisor AD-00
Offboarding:
resigned from agency c.8/26/25
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-1 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Kaitlyn Koller LinkedIn, |
| Source: | DOGE Operatives Are Joining Donald Trump’s New National Design Studio Wired Magazine, 8/29/25 |
Appointed:
c.8/26/25 Director of Operations
Appointed:
c.8/26/25 Director of Operations
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Kaitlyn Koller LinkedIn, |
| Source: | ‘Sloppy’ Code and Accessibility Issues: The Trouble With Trump’s Silicon Valley-Inspired Web Design Project NOTUS, 12/01/25 |
| Source: | DOGE Operatives Are Joining Donald Trump’s New National Design Studio Wired Magazine, 8/29/25 |
Events
4/06/25
Appointed:
Kaitlyn Koller starts as Senior Advisor at DOGE.
Appointed:
Kaitlyn Koller starts as Senior Advisor at DOGE.
| Appointed: | Kaitlyn Koller 4/06/25-c.8/26/25 |
| Position Title: | Senior Advisor |
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-1 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Kaitlyn Koller LinkedIn, |
| Source: | DOGE Operatives Are Joining Donald Trump’s New National Design Studio Wired Magazine, 8/29/25 |
c.8/26/25
Appointed:
Kaitlyn Koller starts as Director of Operations at NDS.
Appointed:
Kaitlyn Koller starts as Director of Operations at NDS.
| Appointed: | Kaitlyn Koller c.8/26/25 |
| Position Title: | Director of Operations |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Kaitlyn Koller LinkedIn, |
| Source: | ‘Sloppy’ Code and Accessibility Issues: The Trouble With Trump’s Silicon Valley-Inspired Web Design Project NOTUS, 12/01/25 |
| Source: | DOGE Operatives Are Joining Donald Trump’s New National Design Studio Wired Magazine, 8/29/25 |
Offboarding:
Kaitlyn Koller leaves role as Senior Advisor at DOGE
Offboarding:
Kaitlyn Koller leaves role as Senior Advisor at DOGE
| Appointed: | Kaitlyn Koller 4/06/25-c.8/26/25 |
| Position Title: | Senior Advisor |
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-1 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Kaitlyn Koller LinkedIn, |
| Source: | DOGE Operatives Are Joining Donald Trump’s New National Design Studio Wired Magazine, 8/29/25 |
2/23/26
Identification:
An article on the National Design Studio in NextGov lists several people as associated with National Design Studio, including some names that hadn’t been mentioned previously.
Identification:
An article on the National Design Studio in NextGov lists several people as associated with National Design Studio, including some names that hadn’t been mentioned previously.
| Person: | Braden Steffaniak, Caelin Sutch, Edward Coristine, Greg Hogan, Jaylee Adams, Joe Gebbia, Kaitlyn Koller, Nate Brown, Tai Groot, Tyler Kim |
| Source: | New White House design team aims for ‘delightful’ websites — changing design ethos in the process NextGov, 2/23/26 |
| Agency: | NDS |