Her specialty is crafting customized cases around issues of leadership, strategy, organizational development, and implementation that help organizations look at themselves, what they do well, and what they need to improve. She has written hundreds of cases, scenarios, vignettes, role plays, scripts and other creative materials designed to open up essential discussions around strategy, leadership, and organizational behaviors.

Over the years, her clients have included Citigroup, Novartis, Verizon, Goldman, Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers-Squibb, British Petroleum Exploration, International Distillers and Vintners, AstraZeneca.. 

In 2004 Kate’s team won the ASTD (American Society of Trainers and Developers) top prize for developing a leadership program for Verizon with practical and measurable impact, calculated to have achieved an ROI of more than 250% within the first six months.

Kate has a BA in English from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.