Cate Hansberry is a publications editor for the Atlantic Council’s editorial team, where she coordinates publications launches and provides editorial guidance to programs and centers. She works to develop editorial strategy and innovation to optimize the impact of the Council’s policy expertise. 

She came to the Atlantic Council from POLITICO, where she was deputy director of copy editing and production operations. She oversaw the daily publication of all newsroom content, focusing on establishing newsroom standards and streamlining workflow efficiency. 

Prior to POLITICO, she held a number of newsroom positions ranging from copy editor to reporter to front page designer—sometimes all at once—at the McClatchy Company and the Philadelphia Daily News.

She graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a degree in journalism and a minor in art history.