Kate Barton Long

Kate Barton Long is Chief of Staff at Continuum Partners, where she serves as a strategic advisor to the CEO and helps translate vision and strategy into organizational priorities and execution across the firm’s real estate development and investment platform. Her work spans enterprise strategy, organizational effectiveness, people and culture, executive operations, governance, communications, and cross-functional initiatives, with a focus on creating the clarity, alignment, and accountability needed to advance complex projects and business priorities.

Kate brings more than a decade of leadership experience at the intersection of economic development, business, public policy, and community impact. Prior to joining Continuum, she served as Chief of External Affairs and Managing Director at the Downtown Denver Partnership, where she led strategy, operations, marketing and communications, government affairs, and major public-private initiatives shaping Denver’s urban core.

She currently serves on the boards of Judi’s House, Girls Inc. of Metro Denver, and the Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority. Kate holds a B.A. from Trinity College and an MBA from the University of Denver. She was named to the Denver Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” and was an Emerging Leader Fellow of the International Downtown Association.