As Executive Director of Operations and Donor Relations Katherine’s role encompasses all areas of Advancement services, as well as oversight of strategy and planning, budgeting and people activities.

Katherine joined London Business School in 2009 as Director of Advancement Operations working alongside the Associate Dean, Advancement to prepare the school for its first comprehensive fundraising campaign. This involved setting up the operations function and preparing the foundation for successful friend and fundraising across the department. London Business School closed its campaign two years early in summer 2016 having raised £125m and 124,000 volunteer hours.

Before moving into the education sector, Katherine was Head of Development Services at Southbank Centre, the UK’s largest multi-disciplined arts centre. During her time there, the Development Department successfully delivered the £111million transformation of the Royal Festival Hall. She began her career at Arts & Business, where she headed up a team of consultants advising arts organisations on how they can benefit from corporate philanthropy and sponsorship.