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In 2016, Shelby named Britt his chief of staff,<ref name="LymanSolve" /> and head of his Judicial Nomination Task Force.<ref name="FlowersLeads" /> In May 2016, ''[[Yellowhammer News]]'' forecasted Britt as one of "the people who will be running Alabama in a few years".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yellowhammernews.com/meet-alabama-politics-next-generation-power-players/|title=Who's Next? Meet the people who will be running Alabama in a few years|author-link=Cliff Sims| first= Cliff | last= Sims |work= Yellowhammer News|date=May 3, 2016|access-date=June 11, 2022}}</ref>
In December 2018, Britt was selected as president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, effective January 2;,<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 7, 2018 |title=Business group taps new leader |url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/local/2018/12/07/alabama-alumna-katie-boyd-britt-to-lead-business-council-of-alabama/6747759007/ |access-date=March 18, 2023 |work=[[The Tuscaloosa News]] |language=en}}</ref> she was the first woman to lead the organization.<ref>{{Cite web |date= December 7, 2018 |title=Katie Britt chosen as first woman to lead BCA |url=https://www.al.com/news/2018/12/katie-britt-chosen-as-first-woman-to-lead-business-council-of-alabama.html |access-date= March 18, 2022 |work=AL.com |language=en}}</ref> As the head of what ''Alabama Daily News'' called one of the state's "most influential political organizations", she focused on workforce and economic development through tax incentives, and addressed the state's prison system and participation in the [[2020 United States census]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aldailynews.com/bcas-katie-britt-talks-priorities-and-pitfalls-for-2020/|title=BCA's Katie Britt talks priorities and pitfalls for 2020|last= Stacy|first=Todd|work=Alabama Daily News|date=December 19, 2019|access-date=June 11, 2022}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2020, she led a "Keep Alabama Open" effort to self-govern business affairs by avoiding shutdowns and maintain employment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yellowhammernews.com/bcas-katie-boyd-britt-spearheading-keep-alabama-open-campaign-as-other-states-shut-down/|title=BCA's Katie Boyd Britt spearheading 'Keep Alabama Open' campaign as other states shut down|last= Ross|first=Sean|work=Yellowhammer News| date=November 17, 2020|access-date=June 11, 2022}}</ref> In April 2021, she was elected to the Alabama Wildlife Federation's board of directors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alreporter.com/2021/04/27/bcas-katie-boyd-britt-elected-to-alabama-wildlife-federation-board/|title=BCA's Katie Boyd Britt elected to Alabama Wildlife Federation Board of Directors|work=Alabama Political Reporter|date=April 27, 2021|access-date=June 11, 2022}}</ref> Britt resigned from her positions at the Business Council of Alabama in June 2021, amid media speculation that she would run for the U.S. Senate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 1, 2021 |title=Katie Boyd Britt, possible U.S. Senate candidate, resigns as president of BCA |url=https://www.al.com/news/2021/06/katie-britt-boyd-possible-us-senate-candidate-resigns-as-president-of-bca.html |access-date=March 18, 2022 |website=AL.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 1, 2021 |title=Business president resigns, could seek US Senate seat |url=https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-government-and-politics-720b2cfc981837f24c03ba3702187be2 |access-date=March 18, 2022 |work= apnews.com | publisher= Associated Press |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date= June 1, 2021 |title=Katie Boyd Britt Resigns as President & CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, Is U.S. Senate Bid Next? |url=https://www.alabamanews.net/2021/06/01/katie-boyd-britt-resigns-at-president-ceo-of-the-business-council-of-alabama/ |access-date=March 18, 2022 |website= Alabama News |language=en-US}}</ref>
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