Kady McFadden has been a known leader in the environmental movement and Democratic politics for over a decade.

Kady brings more than a decade of experience leading, and winning, strategic advocacy, legislative, and political campaigns. A veteran of organizing and politics in rural, urban and suburban communities, Kady has cultivated deep and authentic relationships with elected officials and leaders across the state. She has founded and led multiple coalitions and campaigns to make meaningful progress on climate, labor movement, and women’s policy. Kady is adept at working with stakeholders from the private, government, and nonprofit sectors and is skilled at building consensus across multiple organizational levels for creative solutions amidst complex political dynamics.

Kady was a lead strategist and lobbyist for Illinois’ 2021 nation-leading clean energy law, the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA). She now and continues to lead efforts on bill implementation and further climate action. She currently advises climate funders, advocacy groups, and select clean energy companies on federal, state and local efforts to decarbonize buildings, reduce transportation emissions, deploy clean energy, address industrial pollution, and more.

Previously, Kady served as Deputy Director of the Sierra Club Illinois Chapter, the largest statewide environmental organization, with over 130,000 members. At Sierra Club, Kady managed organizing, communications, and policy staff to build effective advocacy campaigns at the city, state, and federal levels. Kady grew the Sierra Club Illinois PAC to be the leading environmental political voice, working to elect more than 100 environmental champions to office each political cycle.

Kady holds an undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from University of Chicago Booth’s School of Business. In her community, she serves as a Commissioner on Evanston’s Equity and Empowerment Commission.

Kady and her husband Mike, a junior high assistant principal, live in Evanston with their two sons.