Within Bank of America, Cathy serves as executive sponsor for the LGBT Executive Council, comprised of global LGBT+ executives and established to encourage visibility of leaders who are out at work. Cathy also serves as the executive sponsor of the LGBT Pride Global Ally program, which includes more than 21,800 members across the company globally, and in 2013, Cathy received the Out & Equal Champion Award, which recognises a non-LGBT+ person who played a pivotal role in championing equal treatment of LGBT+ employees on the job. When North Carolina HB2 was introduced, Cathy spoke on behalf of the bank and helped lead the way for other companies to express their opposition. Cathy is a recognized leader in financial services and technology, where she is ranked No. 1 among the “25 Most Powerful Women in Banking” by American Banker magazine.
