Ivy Karns is a dynamic political strategist and high-dollar fundraiser with an unyielding passion for liberty and the free market. Her career took off as she led field efforts for Mary Thomas for Congress, achieving impressive results by mobilizing thousands of voters. She then became the Director of the Youth Leadership School at The Leadership Institute, where she traveled nationwide, empowering college activists with winning strategies.
Ivy’s expertise and dedication brought her to Capitol Hill, serving as Executive Assistant to Senator Rand Paul and Director of RandPAC, where she advanced key liberty-focused initiatives through her fundraising efforts. She later ventured into the private sector, managing operations at Amazon’s logistics facility in Grand Prairie, before returning to her true calling in the liberty movement as Development Manager at Young Americans for Liberty.
Currently, Ivy spearheads the fundraising and impact initiatives at Emergent Order Foundation, leveraging her high-impact mindset to fuel transformative media projects. Born in Lebanon, Ivy is a steadfast advocate for individual liberty and free markets. Ivy spends her free time running the America’s Future Austin chapter and spending time with her husband, Jared, and two dogs, Lady and Bodhi.