Catherine M. Casserly, Ph.D. (Cathy) is an Advisor, Strategic Consultant and Executive Coach. She is an experienced leader and focused strategist who challenges entrenched thinking and positions individuals and organizations for accelerated performance. Her work spans the U.S. and international arenas and includes: consulting & advisory partnerships; leadership coaching with corporations, philanthropy, nonprofits, and startups: and, board of directors roles.
Previously, Catherine was CEO and President of Creative Commons, Aspen Institute Fellow, Vice President at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and Vice President at EdCast, a mobile first start-up. She is a founding pioneer of the now global Open Educational Resources field, developing, managing, and launching the 100 million USD inaugural investments for The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Her work portfolio includes board and advisory roles for: National Science Foundation, Yellow Dig, OpenStax at Rice University, Open Education Global, and the Center for Learning at the Carey Institute.
Early in her career, Catherine taught mathematics in Kingston, Jamaica and tutored in a high security prison. She earned her Ph.D. in the economics of education from Stanford University, B.A. in Mathematics from Boston College, and holds an Honorary Doctorate from the Open University, U.K. She secured Co-Active Coaching Training and Certification through the Coaching Training Institute and a certificate in Corporate Governance from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.