Kate Watkins

Kate Watkins is Colorado’s State Demographer. She leads the State Demography Office within the Department of Local Affairs. The State Demography Office produces population and economic estimates and forecasts for use by the business community, nonprofits, and state and local governments. Kate has nearly two decades of experience analyzing economic and demographic trends in Colorado and beyond. Her career history includes serving as the Chief Economist for Colorado’s state legislature and as an economist at the Denver Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Kate has also served as an economic consultant in the private sector, including as founder and President of Bright Fox Analytics, an economic and data analysis consulting firm serving a range of public and private sector clients.

Kate holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Cornell University and a Master of Arts in Global Finance, Trade, and Economic Integration from the University of Denver. She is faculty at the University of Colorado Denver’s Executive MBA program