Board of Directors

The Catalyst Board of Directors is a distinguished group of corporate leaders who guide our strategy to accomplish our mission. We also have a Board of Advisors made up of prominent executives, and Advisory Boards for our operations in Canada and Europe.

NAME TITLE COMPANY
Chair
Kathy Warden
Chair, CEO & President Northrop Grumman
President
Jennifer McCollum
President & CEO Catalyst Inc.
Secretary
Mary Beth Hogan
Co-Chair, Litigation Department Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Treasurer
Jenny Johnson
President & CEO Franklin Resources, Inc.
Revathi Advaithi Chief Executive Officer Flex
Shellye Archambeau Board Director, Advisor and Author
Sara Armbruster President & CEO Steelcase Inc.
Sophie Bellon Chairwoman & CEO Sodexo
Julie Boland US Chair and Managing Partner and Americas Managing Partner EY
Brian Cornell Chairman & CEO Target Corporation
Rob Davis Chairman & CEO Merck & Co., Inc.
Michael S. Dell Chairman & CEO Dell Technologies
Jamie Dimon Chairman & CEO JPMorgan Chase & Co.
John Q. Doyle President & CEO Marsh McLennan
Cathy Engelbert
Commissioner WNBA
Jim Fitterling Chair & CEO Dow
Enrique Hernandez, Jr. Chairman McDonald’s Corporation
Michael D. Hsu Chairman & CEO Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Paul Hudson Chief Executive Officer Sanofi
Stacy Janiak Global Deputy Chief Executive Officer Deloitte
Ilham Kadri Chief Executive Officer Syensqo
Balkrishan "BK" Kalra President & CEO Genpact
Dara Khosrowshahi Chief Executive Officer Uber
Paul Knopp Chair and CEO KPMG LLP
Gerald Lema Chairman & Managing Director Windward Capital Ventures
Lynn Martin President NYSE Group
Jon R. Moeller Chairman, President & CEO P&G
Brian Moynihan Chair & CEO Bank of America
Kristin Peck Chief Executive Officer Zoetis
Penny Pennington Managing Partner Edward Jones
Elliott Portnoy Global Chief Executive Officer Dentons
James Quincey Chairman & CEO The Coca-Cola Company
Feike Sijbesma Chairman of the Supervisory Board Royal Philips
Julie Sweet Chair & CEO Accenture
Toni Townes-Whitley Chief Executive Officer SAIC
Hamdi Ulukaya Founder & CEO Chobani
Kirt Walker Chief Executive Officer Nationwide
Darryl White Chief Executive Officer BMO Financial Group
Michael K. Wirth Chairman & CEO Chevron

 

Historic List of Board Chairs

NAME TITLE COMPANY TENURE
Thomas C. Mendenhall President Smith College 1962 – 1976
Donald V. Seibert Chairman of the Board J.C. Penney Company, Inc. 1977 – 1980
Lewis H. Young Editor-in-Chief Business Week 1981 – 1984
Charles W. Parry Chairman & CEO Aluminum Company of America 1985 – 1986
Richard E. Heckert Chairman & CEO E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 1987 – 1988
Reuben Mark Chairman & CEO Colgate-Palmolive Company 1989 – 1990
John H. Bryan Chairman & CEO Sara Lee Corporation 1991 – 1995
J. Michael Cook Chairman & CEO Deloitte & Touche LLP 1996 – 1997
John F. Smith, Jr. Chairman & CEO General Motors Corporation 1998 – 2001
Thomas J. Engibous Chairman, President & CEO Texas Instruments Incorporated 2002 – 2005
Charles O. Holliday, Jr. Chairman & CEO DuPont 2006 – 2008
James S. Turley Chairman & CEO Ernst & Young 2009 – 2013
Peter Voser Chairman ABB Ltd. 2013 – 2017
Cathy Engelbert
Chief Executive Officer Deloitte 2017-2019
Marillyn A. Hewson
Chairman, President & CEO Lockheed Martin Corporation 2019 – 2021
Julie Sweet Chair & CEO Accenture 2021 – 2024

 

Honorary Directors

NAME TITLE COMPANY
Linda L. Addison Past Managing Partner Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Tony Comper Retired President & CEO BMO Financial Group
Mary B. Cranston Retired CEO & Chair Emeritus Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Michael J. Critelli Retired Chairman & CEO Pitney Bowes Inc.
William A. Downe Retired CEO BMO Financial Group
Thomas J. Engibous Retired Chairman & CEO Texas Instruments Incorporated
Thomas J. Falk
Retired Chairman & CEO Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Ann M. Fudge Retired Chairman & CEO Young & Rubicam Brands
Lorraine Hariton Former President & CEO Catalyst Inc.
Marillyn A. Hewson Former Chairman, President & CEO Lockheed Martin Corporation
Charles O. Holliday, Jr. Retired Chairman & CEO DuPont
Karen Katen Retired Vice Chairman Pfizer Inc.
Ilene H. Lang Retired President & CEO Catalyst, Inc.
Reuben Mark Retired Chairman & CEO Colgate-Palmolive Company
Denise Morrison Retired President & CEO Campbell Soup Company
Anne M. Mulcahy Retired Chairman & CEO Xerox Corporation
Barbara Paul Robinson, Esq. Retired Partner Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
David S. Taylor Former Chairman, President & CEO Procter & Gamble
James S. Turley Retired Chairman & CEO Ernst & Young
Peter Voser Chairman ABB Ltd.
G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. Retired Chairman & CEO General Motors Corporation