Lindsay Cates

Director, Communications and Strategy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Lindsay Cates is the Director, Communications and Strategy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Lindsay leads the communications strategy for small business policy, education and workforce policy, and the global partnerships and marketing teams. Her role includes leading the Chamber's campaigns for America's Top Small Business, the Prompt Pay Pledge, the MetLife & U.S. Chamber Small Business Index, the America Works Initiative, and the Chamber's Data Centers - data-driven content on key issues. Lindsay is also the communications liaison for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and CO- by U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Lindsay was a 2023 winner of the U.S. Chamber's Shared Purpose Award for exemplifying the organization's core values of accountability, partnership, commitment, and integrity.

Lindsay began her career as a writer and editor at U.S. News and World Report. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from Washington and Lee University.

Authored Content

Mar 27, 2025
Critical conversations about the state of the workforce took center stage at Talent Forward, a U.S. Chamber and U.S. Chamber Foundation signature event exploring the myriad opportunities and challenges for today’s workers and employers.
Dec 13, 2024
Nearly every state is facing an unprecedented challenge finding workers to fill open jobs. Learn which states have been impacted the most by the nation’s worker shortage crisis.
Nov 05, 2024
Your guide to shopping small on Small Business Saturday—and every day—to support and celebrate our nation’s small businesses this holiday season.
Jun 25, 2024
With the severity and costs of natural disasters growing, it's essential for governments, businesses, and households to invest in disaster resilience for communities to prosper and be better protected.
Feb 09, 2024
Small businesses in Las Vegas are stepping up to ensure Super Bowl LVIII goes off without a hitch for players, spectators, and fans across the nation.
Feb 02, 2024
A record-breaking 5.5 million new business applications were filed in 2023. We’re tracking the entrepreneurship surge in every state across the country.
Jan 26, 2024
Owners TJ and Hadley Douglas were named America's Top Small Business in 2021 and sit on the Chamber's Small Business Council. The expansion builds on their mission to make the wine industry more accessible.
Jan 25, 2024
Improvements in transportation, the internet, e-commerce, and many other aspects of our everyday lives result from people in business driving innovations.
Jan 18, 2024
When businesses can respond to problems and needs, they can transform lives. Free enterprise can improve your economic mobility, safety, productivity, life expectancy—in your local community and across the globe.
May 25, 2023
Whether it’s talking to clients on a couch—or walking on a scenic path—the owner of a therapy practice explains how mental health services can improve society.