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 President, Packaging & Specialty Plastics, The Dow Chemical Company

 

Board of Advisors

• • 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
  • Kevin Edwards Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Bechtel
  • Evelyn Espinal Global Vice President of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Unilever
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, 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.
  • Terry Stone, Managing Partner, Americas, and Executive Sponsor of Inclusion & Diversity, Oliver Wyman
  • Tony Tenicela Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Sodexo
  • 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