Her law degree is from Pepperdine School of Law in California.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_ZachariaEarly life and education
Katie Black[1] was born in 1984 or 1985.[2] She attended Pepperdine University, graduating from its liberal arts college in 2007 and from its law school in 2011.[3] At Pepperdine, she served as president of its chapter of College Republicans.[1] Zacharia interned at the Republican National Committee in 2006[4] and for the White House Office of Political Affairs in the George W. Bush administration.[5] She served as an assistant to Pepperdine's president, Andrew K. Benton, from 2007 to 2008 and was a research assistant to Jim Gash.[3]
Career
After graduating from Pepperdine University,[6][7] Zacharia spent three years in Beijing, China, where she worked as an outside counsel for the World Bank Group.[8] She served as president of the Christian Legal Society. She later worked as a political commentator for Newsmax.[5] By September 2025, Zacharia had worked as legal advisor for Fix California, a political organization; had served on the board of advisors at White Rose Resistance, an antiabortion advocacy group; and was a member of the Pepperdine University School of Law's dean council. She had additionally served as director of development for special projects at Pepperdine University.[3]
Zacharia became deputy assistant secretary of homeland security for public affairs in February 2026.[9][10] She announced her resignation the following month.[11] According to CNN, Zacharia, who lived in California, told an associate that commuting to the Department of Homeland Security's headquarters in Washington, D.C., was not sustainable.[4] In June, Zacharia became a communications advisor to the Trump Media and Technology Group.[12
