Karin Addison has over 15 years experience lobbying the Virginia General Assembly and Executive Branch offices. Karin brings a unique depth of experience to the Troutman Sanders Strategies team through her service in state government, contract lobbying and in-house lobbying for a Fortune 58 company. Karin has an array of expertise at the state level in the areas of healthcare, human services, procurement and appropriations. She currently assists clients with understanding and identifying health and human service related procurement opportunities and understanding the impact of Medicaid program changes.

Prior to joining Troutman Sanders Strategies, Karin worked as the Virginia lead for Humana Corporate Affairs, providing support for the company’s contract with the state as a Medicaid-Medicare Plan for the Commonwealth Coordinated Care program in addition to legislative monitoring and lobbying. She also served as Deputy Secretary for Children’s Health and Education under Governor McDonnell advising both Secretary of Health and Human Resources Bill Hazel and Secretary of Education Laura Fornash. Karin also worked as a contract lobbyist for several firms including owning her own lobbying firm before joining the McDonnell Administration.

Karin’s experience in state government and as a contract lobbyist for a variety of health care and education clients provides her with a unique ability to guide clients through the legislative, budgetary and business development process.