Catherine is the founder and president of FanTrust, celebrating 25 years of innovation and community-building strategies for entertainment and economic development. An international media-tech and creative economy executive, she co-launched Canada's first ethical AI accelerator fund, co-developed a $100M marketplace to compensate rightsholders for training AI platforms, and advises media companies, funds and brands on responsible artificial intelligence. Catherine is currently producing and hosting a talkshow for TELUS OptikTV and YouTube channels, Truth & Consequences: Documentary in the Age of AI, streaming fall 2026.

Since 2018, Catherine’s leadership has resulted in $8B+ in high-impact investment to Canada and includes overseeing the Vancouver Film Commission, CEO of Vancouver Economic Commission, CEO of Edmonton Unlimited, and CEO of Canada's Centre for Digital Media. Early in her career, Catherine and partners co-founded a broadcast software company, scaling it on the Nasdaq to a $300M market cap. Catherine serves as Canada's representative on the International Emmy Nominating Committee and on the UN flagship program World Summit Awards for digital innovation. A veteran Board Director and Governance Chair, Catherine contributes expertise to publicly-traded companies focused on influencer marketing/tech and loyalty/banking.

She is the incoming Board Chair of Young Citizens of the World, the largest global youth-icon network, where kids interview their heroes. Catherine has an undergrad degree in physics with a focus on climate change from Reed College in Portland, Oregon; a Master's from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York, with a focus on digital media innovation at MIT's Media Lab; and contributes as an adjunct faculty fellow at the University of Canterbury and Kōawa Studios in New Zealand.