About the Authors
- Cathy Benko
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- Anne Weisberg
Cathy Benko
Cathy is vice chairman and chief talent officer for the Deloitte U.S. Firms. She is responsible for driving the organization’s strategy to attract, develop, and advance a highly skilled and increasingly diverse workforce. She is also leading the implementation of mass career customization for the Deloitte U.S. firms, a signature initiative of Deloitte’s Talent agenda. Before her appointment to this position, Cathy led Deloitte Consulting’s high technology industry sector as well as the organization’s award-winning Women’s Initiative.
In recognition of her professional achievements, Cathy has been named one of the “25 Most Influential Consultants” and a “Frontline Leader” by Consulting Magazine, and is the recipient of its inaugural “Leadership Achievement Award” for Women Leaders in Consulting. She has also been cited for her accomplishments by a number of prestigious organizations, including Women in Technology International (WITI) and the San Francisco Business Times, which has named her one of the “Most Influential Women in the Bay Area” for six consecutive years.
Cathy previously co-authored Connecting the Dots: Aligning Projects and Objectives in Unpredictable Times (Harvard Business School Press, 2003).
Cathy earned her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree from Ramapo College. She is a member of Deloitte’s Executive Committee and the Deloitte Foundation Board. She lives in Northern California with her husband and two children.
“A more formal MCC system is something we’re looking at really, really seriously. One of the hallmarks to our success is we don’t really have stagnant career ladders.… People move around the organization pretty freely, and we encourage that.”
—Jeff Chambers, Vice President of Human Resources, SAS
