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 Jana Cohen Barbe	Partner and Former Global Vice Chair	Dentons US LLP
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
Karen S. Carter	Chief Inclusion Officer	The Dow Chemical Company
Lisa Chang	Chief People Officer	The Coca-Cola Company
Terri Cooper	Chief Inclusion Officer	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.
Pamela Hutchinson	Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion	Bloomberg LP
Gale V. King	EVP and Chief Administrative Officer	Nationwide
Matt Krentz	Senior Partner & Managing Director	The Boston Consulting Group
Laura Lane	Chief Corporate Affairs and Communications Officer	UPS
Patricia Lewis	EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer	UnitedHealth Group
Mia Mends	Chief Administrative Officer	Sodexo North America
Judy D. Olian	President	Quinnipiac University
Melonie Parker	Chief Diversity Officer	Google
Janet Pines	Executive Vice President, Strategy and Planning	Brodeur Partners
Samantha Saperstein	Managing Director, Women on the Move	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Kristen Siemen	Executive Director – Global Energy Strategy, Cert & Compliance, & Test Labs	General Motors Company
Monica Turner	President, North America Sales	The Procter & Gamble Company
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