Board of Advisors
Catalyst was established in the United States in 1962. Now, we are the leading global nonprofit dedicated to accelerating progress for women through workplace inclusion.
Our Advisors—important members of our Supporter community—are high-level executives from leading companies who help guide our direction.
| NAME | TITLE | COMPANY |
| Chair Karen S. Carter | Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Inclusion Officer | The Dow Chemical Company |
| Cynthia Bowman | Chief D&I and Talent Acquisition Officer | Bank of America |
| Tiffanie Boyd | SVP and Chief People Officer | McDonald’s USA |
| Alison Braman | Senior Vice President, Human Resources | Hilti North America |
| Lisa Chang | Chief People Officer | The Coca-Cola Company |
| Vinita Clements | EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer | Nationwide |
| Terri Cooper | Vice Chair, External Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Deloitte |
| Margaret M. Foran | Chief Governance Officer, VP & Corporate Secretary | Prudential Financial, Inc. |
| Crystal Hanlon | President, Northern Division | The Home Depot, Inc. |
| Lorraine Hariton | President & CEO | Catalyst, Inc. |
| Ben Hasan | Senior Vice President, Chief Culture, Diversity & Inclusion Officer | Walmart Stores, Inc. |
| Vanice Hayes | Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer | Dell Technologies |
| Stacey Hoin | EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer | Guardian Life Insurance |
| Pamela Hutchinson | Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion | Bloomberg LP |
| Vinitaa Jayson | SVP Human Resources | Procter & Gamble North America |
| Matt Krentz | Managing Director & Senior Partner | The Boston Consulting Group |
| Patricia Lewis | EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer | UnitedHealth Group |
| Mia Mends |
Global Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer and CEO, Impact Ventures | Sodexo North America |
| Judy D. Olian | President | Quinnipiac University |
| Melonie Parker |
Chief Diversity Officer | |
| Smita Pillai | Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals |
| Janet Pines | Executive Vice President, Strategy and Research | Brodeur Partners |
| Don J. Robertson | EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer | Northwestern Mutual |
| Samantha Saperstein | Managing Director, Women on the Move | JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
| Kristen Siemen | Vice President – Chief Sustainability Officer | General Motors Company |
| Terry Stone | Managing Partner, Americas, and Executive Sponsor of Inclusion & Diversity | Oliver Wyman |
| Marie Sylla-Dixon | Chief Diversity Officer | Raytheon Technologies |
| Karyn Twaronite | Partner and Global Diversity & Inclusiveness Officer | EY |
Historic List of Board Chairs
| NAME | TITLE | COMPANY | TENURE |
| Marilyn Laurie | Senior Vice President, Public Relations | AT&T Communications | 1986 – 1988 |
| Cam Starrett | Senior Vice President, Human Resources | Nestlé USA, Inc. | 1989 – 1991 |
| Ursula Fairbairn | Senior Vice President, Human Resources | Union Pacific Corporation | 1992 – 1993 |
| Marcia Worthing | Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Corporate Affairs | Avon Products, Inc. | 1994 – 1997 |
| Roberta Gutman | Executive Director | Motorola Foundation | 1998 – 2000 |
| Jill Kanin-Lovers | Senior Vice President, HR & Corporate Affairs | Avon Products, Inc. | 2001 – 2003 |
| Denise Morrison | President, Campbell USA | Campbell Soup Company | 2004 – 2006 |
| Jan Fields | President | McDonalds USA, LLC | 2007 – 2012 |
| Teresa Finley | Chief Marketing and Business Services Officer | UPS | 2013 – 2017 |
| Rohini Anand | SVP Corporate Responsibility and Global Chief Diversity Officer | Sodexo | 2017 – 2019 |
| Jana Cohen Barbe | Partner and Former Global Vice Chair | Dentons US LLP | 2020-2021 |