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.

Chair

• Karen S. Carter Chief Operating Officer, The Dow Chemical Company

 

Board of Advisors

• Lisa Armstrong Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Bechtel
• Beck Bailey Managing Director, Global Chief Diversity Officer, Accenture
• Caitlin Blewett Chief Marketing Officer, Genpact
• Tiffanie Boyd EVP and Chief People Officer, McDonald’s USA
• Alison Braman Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Hilti North America
• Kate Broer Global Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Officer, Dentons
• Vinita Clements EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, Nationwide
• Caroline Creven Fourrier Group Chief Diversity Officer, Roche
• Regina Curry Chief Diversity Officer, Franklin Templeton
• Kristine Decker Chief Equality & Inclusion Officer, P&G
• Margaret M. Foran Chief Governance Officer, VP & Corporate Secretary, Prudential Financial, Inc.
• Crystal Hanlon Senior Vice President and Culture Officer, The Home Depot, Inc.
• Vanice Hayes Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Dell Technologies
• Josetta Jones Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Chevron
• Oona King Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Uber
• Jennifer S. Kingston Principal, Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Edward Jones
• Matt Krentz Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and Leadership Chair, Boston Consulting Group
• Agartha Larbi VP, Global Corporate Responsibility, Northrop Grumman
• Betty Larson EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, Merck
• Vanessa Lewerentz Chief Inclusion Officer, BMO
• Claudia Lorenzo Chief of Staff, The Coca-Cola Company
• Jennifer McCollum President & CEO, Catalyst, Inc.
• Telva McGruder Executive Director Global Body Manufacturing Engineering, General Motors
• Michelle O’Hara EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, SAIC
• Evelyn Ortiz Chief Talent, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Zoetis
• Jenny Kim Park Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Bank of America
• Melonie Parker Chief Diversity Officer, Google
• Smita Pillai Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
• Janet Pines Executive Vice President, Strategy and Research, Brodeur Partners
• Kavitha Prabhakar National Managing Partner, Technology Consulting, Deloitte
• Susan Reid Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Morgan Stanley
• Elena Richards Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, KPMG LLP
• Don J. Robertson EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, Northwestern Mutual
• Samantha Saperstein Managing Director, Women on the Move, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Patrick Sochnikoff Chief DEI Officer, Sodexo
• Terry Stone Managing Partner, Americas, and Executive Sponsor of Inclusion & Diversity, Oliver Wyman
• Michelle Taylor-Jones Global Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Manulife
• Karyn Twaronite Partner and Global Diversity & Inclusiveness Officer, EY
• Raj Verma Chief Diversity, Culture and EX Officer, Sanofi

 

Historic List of Board Chairs

• 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