Catherine Powers

Overview

Catherine Powers serves as Chief Strategy Officer at prospero.ai[1][3]. Powers is also Founder of Catalyst Strategy Advisors, a position held since March 2024[2]. Prior to these roles, Powers worked as Senior Director of Business Development at Brain Lab X from February to July 2023[4]. Powers' earlier career included positions as COO of Instadat, Inc. from July 2012 to December 2014[7], Senior Executive Recruiter at DHR International from April 2016 to June 2019[5], and Senior Financial Analyst for Corporate Development and Global Strategy at Starbucks Coffee Company in 2011 to 2012[9]. Powers also served as Associate at Disney Accelerator at Techstars from June to October 2014[8] and as Director of the Los Angeles Initiative at The Rema Hort Mann Foundation from 2013 to 2015[6]. Powers holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a Financial Economics Sequence from Claremont McKenna College, completed in May 2008[10][11].

Career history

1. CSFounderMar 2024 to presentCatalyst Strategy Advisors
2. Chief Strategy OfficerApr 2023 to presentprospero.ai
3. BLSenior Director Business DevelopmentFeb 2023 to Jul 2023Brain Lab X
4. DISenior Executive RecruiterApr 2016 to Jun 2019DHR International
5. TRDirector, Los Angeles Initiative2013 to 2015The Rema Hort Mann Foundation
6. IICOOJul 2012 to Dec 2014Instadat, Inc.
7. DAAssociateJun 2014 to Oct 2014Disney Accelerator at Techstars
8. Senior Financial Analyst - Corporate Development and Global Strategy2011 to 2012Starbucks Coffee Company

Education

1. CMMathematics and Economics, with the Financial Ecnomics SequenceMay 2008Claremont McKenna College
2. CMBachelor of Arts, Economics (H)2004 - 2008Claremont McKenna College
3. BHBainbridge High School2000 - 2004