Catherine Banat
Catherine Banat
Board Member ReGen111 and IDIF
Catherine is a board member, recognized thought leader in sustainable investing, and capital markets expert.
Catherine is a member of the Board of Directors of ReGenIII, a circular economy company based in Canada. She also serves on the Board of Women and Climate and on the Advisory Board of IDIF.
A financial services executive with over three decades of leadership experience in capital markets innovation, strategy, ESG, and risk oversight, she has worked at some of the largest global financial institutions including Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Lehman Brothers, the 4th largest US public pension plan — the New York City Retirement System, and several asset managers across all asset classes including RBC Global Asset Management and Paloma Partners.
Catherine applies her deep and broad knowledge of capital markets to advocate for the economic value proposition of integrating sustainability into investment decisions, and the contribution of ESG to higher returns and improved business risk management. She champions the contributions sustainable business practices can add to shareholder value and supports the rise of sustainability to the top of the Board agenda as an essential part of good governance.
A long-term advocate for diversity, she has consistently seen that diverse teams make better decisions. Ms. Banat was recognized for her contributions to mentoring and supporting women by the 2020 BPeace Women Forward Gold Award for Lifetime Impact.
She holds an MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania.
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