Kate is CEO of SWITCH and General Partner at the W Fund, a venture capital firm investing into women and underrepresented-led tech startups.
Kate has keynoted, spoken at and been featured in 100s of places, including SXSW, Collision Conference, Fast Company, Fifteen Seconds, UNLEASH, Microsoft, IBM, MSNBC, Techcrunch, IBT, the BBC and Al Jazeera. Corey believes in the power of human connection and how that drives real impact. Over his 11 years of professional experience as a policy analyst in the public sector and a program manager and policy professional in the private sector, Corey knows that an emphasis on emotional intelligence—self-awareness, empathy, and interpersonal skills—leads to a more committed, productive, and engaged workforce creating a real impact in the workplace and spaces they occupy.
The desire to positively affect the world around her, with less bureaucracy, led Kali from public policy to the world of impact-driven business! Her dynamic background includes sales, business development, marketing, social media, public relations, community development, and partnerships management. She is passionate about scaling impact-driven businesses through strategic partnerships and marketing.