Isabel Kaldenbach Senior Vice President

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Isabel Kaldenbach

Isabel Kaldenbach has nearly 20 years of experience in public affairs and government relations.

In addition to her association with TheWadeGroup, Inc., Kaldenbach is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Buckley & Kaldenbach, Inc., an Arlington-based public relations firm whose clients include publicly traded companies, nonprofit advocacy groups, government agencies, and some the nation's largest and best known trade associations.

Before starting Buckley & Kaldenbach, she held a number of senior public relations and government affairs posts at Amtrak. During her seven-year tenure, Kaldenbach directed government affairs, media relations, employee and customer communications for the railroad's Northeast Corridor, one of the busiest rail lines in the world. She also developed and coordinated media events and announcements with federal, state and local political and business leaders.

Before serving at Amtrak, Kaldenbach worked for two members of the U.S. Congress and one U.S. Senator, as well as the Governor of Massachusetts. She also performed legal work for the law firm of Reed Smith Shaw & McClay.

Kaldenbach also has been published in The Wall Street Journal, ABA Journal, Hispanic Magazine, Commonwealth, Yankee Magazine and a number of regional papers. She holds a J.D. from Georgetown University, an M.A. from Harvard, and a B.A. from Princeton.