Prior to joining Catalyst, Allison M. Conklin spent just under a decade in the Insurance and Healthcare industries, serving in external relations roles in both the private sector and government administration. Throughout her career, she has built trusting relationships with executives and elected officials, generated creative partnerships and advocacy campaigns, and secured support for substantial insurance and healthcare reforms in Ohio.

Allison holds a BA in Political Science from Wittenberg University and an MBA from The Ohio State University with a concentration in Business Management.