Board of Directors
The Catalyst Board of Directors is a distinguished group of corporate leaders who guide our strategy to accomplish our mission.
- Chair Kathy Warden, Chair, CEO & President, Northrop Grumman
- President Jennifer McCollum, President & CEO, Catalyst Inc.
- Secretary Cathy Engelbert, Commissioner, WNBA
- 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
- Helen V. Cantwell, Co-Chair, White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- 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
- Jim Fitterling, Chair & CEO, Dow
- 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
- Kirt Walker, Chief Executive Officer, Nationwide
- Darryl White, Chief Executive Officer, BMO Financial Group
- Michael K. Wirth, Chairman & CEO, Chevron
Catalyst also receives strategic guidance from our Board of Advisors, which is comprised of senior DEI and business leaders from our Supporter organizations.
Our operations in Canada and Europe are guided by prominent executives who comprise our regional advisory boards.
Catalyst Board Directors Advisory Committee is comprised of former board members and friends of Catalyst. They serve as public company board directors and facilitate Catalyst’s growth objectives and advocates for the organization and its mission.
Historic List of Board Chairs
- 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
- 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
- Mary Beth Hogan, Former Co-Chair of the Litigation Department, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- 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