Expert community

The Catalyst Expert Community comprises of decision makers, thought leaders and experts at the Director level and above who drive inclusion strategy and solutions at their organizations. To ensure a global lens, at least one member nominated should sit outside of the headquartered region where applicable. We aim for robust discussion and that relies on you, nominees should be able to attend at least 50% of the convenings.

View the complete list of Catalyst Expert Community organizations by visiting Our teams page, clicking on the Supporters tab & filtering by Type: Expert Community Partner.

Expert community companies are the largest contributors to the Catalyst community via Supportership and are deeply committed to creating a collective impact and furthering the overall Catalyst community.

1. Company’s CEO must be a Catalyst CEO Champion for Change
   1. Be a Catalyst Supporter
   2. Have at least two women on their board or board equivalent
   3. Have a at least two women on their executive team reporting to the CEO
   4. Have at least one woman (of the four) from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group
   5. Commit to submitting representation data
2. Company must be a Global company and have a full-time Senior Leadership position dedicated to Diversity and Inclusion (i.e. CDO, CDIO, SVP)
3. Company must have been a Supporter of Catalyst for a minimum of one year
4. Individuals nominated from the Company to sit in the community must be able to attend at least 50% of the meetings; one must be a representative from outside the US (Global focus).

A Catalyst Supporter is an organization that donates to Catalyst and receives benefits such as Supporter-only trainings, insights, and outcomes-based tools.