Kate has been a Governing Body member and Fellow of St. Edmund’s College since 2016, and currently serves as a member of its trustee Council.

Kate works at the intersection of the higher education, private and charitable sectors helping organisations clarify strategy and deliver mission-focussed programming and partnerships. She has significant operational experience working within large corporate, start-up and not-for-profit enterprises. Kate worked as COO of the University of Cambridge’s Development and Alumni Relations team for several years and was responsible for its £2 billion philanthropic campaign. As a freelance advisor, she collaborates with leaders and senior teams around strategy, partnerships and operational delivery.

Kate served as CEO of RegGenome, a public and private impact research spin-out of the Cambridge Judge Business School. She was Director of IMAGINE, a global community of purpose and power for corporates, entrepreneurs, and civil society leaders committed to positive impact.

Kate is Canadian and has three grown children (and two dogs). She holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School.