Katie joined Qatalyst in 2023 after completing a summer internship with the firm in 2022. Originally from Palo Alto, California and Portland, Oregon, Katie started her career at a technology firm before becoming a Fixed Income Product Strategist at BlackRock. Katie received her B.A. cum laude in Gender and Sexuality Studies with honors from Davidson College and her M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in Analytical Finance and Accounting. Katie is a C.F.A. charterholder.