Katie Dean

An award-winning journalist and Madison native, Katie Dean joined In Business Madison in 2024 as editor-in-chief, overseeing the publication’s editorial coverage. Previously, she worked at The Capital Times for 16 years in a variety of reporting and editing roles, including executive editor. Prior to that, she lived in San Francisco for 10 years, writing about education, technology, and the entertainment industry for Wired.com.

Springing into youth sports

After months of hunkering down, spying the first buds on the forsythia...

A social prescription for health

By his own admission, my husband can’t play the piano very well,...

Investing in our kids shouldn’t just be left to voters

There I was, standing in the middle of the (former) Madison West...

Vaunted vaults

Fresh discoveries happen with remote work, I’ve found. As In Business Madison...

A new chapter for In Business Madison

Growing up in Madison, I played on a summer softball team sponsored...

Merry-Go-Strong’s baskets weave together art and support for women in Kenya

Woven into the patterns of Merry-Go-Strong’s crocheted baskets are multiple story threads. The...