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Kristin Strohm

President & CEO

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Kristin Strohm is the President & CEO of Common Sense Institute (CSI). Strohm was an original co-founder of CSI, and for almost a decade, she served as a strategic advisor to the institute until taking a full-time leadership role as President & CEO in 2019. Under her leadership CSI has grown by over $4M in revenue and launched three new state chapters.

Kristin has been honored by the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce as one of the Top 25 Most Powerful Women, the Denver Business Journal’s Forty under 40, andelected as one of ColoradoBiz Magazine’s Top 50 Most Influential Young Professionals. In 2016, she received the Ally Award from the pro-LGTBQ organization One Colorado in recognition of her work in support of gay rights. 

Kristin has been honored to serve as a board member for a number of organizations, including Coe College, Women’s Bean Project, Denver Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Kristin was also in the founding class of American Enterprise Institute’s Leadership Network. She is currently Board Chairman of the Strohm-Link Family Foundation.

Kristin studied history and Spanish at Coe College and later earned an M.B.A. from the University of Denver. Kristin and her husband Josh Penry currently make their home in the Phoenix area with their four children.

 

Eastern Iowa business owners discuss future growth, celebrate achievements in Cedar Rapids
CBS2 Iowa

The expansion will help them examine fiscal impacts across the state.

January 19, 2024 Kristin Strohm
Common Sense Institute announces expansion into Iowa
Corridor Business

CSI Iowa leaders say they’ll promote non-partisan research on employment and economic issues.

January 18, 2024 Kristin Strohm
Common Sense Institute think tank launches Iowa chapter
The Gazette

If you’ve ever wondered what economic impact Hawkeye women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark and the team have had on Iowa, a new think tank will soon have the answer.

January 18, 2024 Ben MurreyKristin Strohm
Iowa business leaders join nonpartisan research organization expansion
The Center Square

Some of Iowa's top business leaders have joined the board of a nonpartisan research organization expanding into Iowa.

January 18, 2024 Kristin Strohm