As the general counsel at FHI 360, Katherine Stroker leads the organization’s legal and corporate affairs function and is responsible for legal and regulatory matters worldwide. Stroker also supervises the contracting and product quality units and serves as secretary to the FHI 360 Board of Directors.
Stroker joined FHI 360 with significant private sector and government experience, including with three foreign affairs agencies: USAID, the U.S. Department of State, and the Peace Corps. At the Peace Corps, Stroker served as deputy chief executive officer, overseeing all operations and programs globally, as well as the agency’s strategy, budget and information technology systems. Stroker had previously served as the Peace Corps’ chief legal officer.
Prior to working at the Peace Corps, Stroker was deputy assistant general counsel at USAID, where she advised senior USAID officials at headquarters and globally on matters such as terrorist vetting, foreign litigation, diplomatic immunities, and conflicts of interest. Before joining the government, Stroker practiced law at the international firm Dechert LLP. Stroker has also served as a federal law clerk in Philadelphia and as a lecturer in law at the University of Paris. She began her legal career as an associate with Arnold & Porter LLP in Washington, D.C.
Stroker is an active member of the District of Columbia bar and serves on the boards of the Society for International Development (SID) and Lawyers Without Borders. She has an undergraduate degree from Yale University and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Stroker served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Benin and is fluent in French.
