Katie Koelling

Katie Koelling is Vice President, Deputy General Counsel within Thrivent’s General Counsel’s Office.  In her dual role, Katie serves as Thrivent’s and its affiliates’ and partner businesses’ (Thrivent) Privacy Officer.  Ms. Koelling also leads the enterprise’s Anti-Money Laundering, Identity Theft, Special Investigations and Customer Fraud Unit, Information Lifecycle Management, and Procurement Offices.  In this position, Katie provides legal counsel and leads the team responsible for providing legal and compliance enterprise support for: information technology, data & analytics, data science and automation, and governance, data ecosystems, privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, fraternal/tax-exempt law, anti-money laundering, identity theft, customer fraud, marketing & digital capabilities, electronic communications, mobile solutions, procurement and contracting, safety and security, facilities, information lifecycle management, and business continuity & disaster recovery.

Prior to her current role, Katie provided legal support and counsel to Thrivent concerning health and life insurance product development, new business development, product operations, and risk management and provided management for information security, asset management, product operations, business continuity and physical security.

Katie holds a Juris Doctor from Marquette University Law School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Microbiology & Immunology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Katie joined Thrivent in 2002 and is active in legal, trade and industry groups within the financial services industry.