Machalagh is the Founder of Quell Strategies, a strategic consulting firm. She is a trusted and discreet counselor with decades of private sector and government experience. Prior to her role as Chief of Staff to Speaker of the House McCarthy, she served as General Counsel for the Speaker and Office of the Republican Leader at the U.S. House of Representatives. Her extensive government experience also includes roles on the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and Natural Resources. Prior to her public service, Machalagh served in the Office of Global Compliance of an international energy company and practiced in the Litigation, White Collar, and Government Investigations Group at an international law firm.