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 & advising; executive leadership coaching with startups, philanthropy, and nonprofits: and, board of directors roles.
Previously, Catherine was CEO and President of Creative Commons, an Aspen Institute Fellow, Vice President at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and Vice President at EdCast. She is a founding pioneer of the now global Open Educational Resources field, developing, managing, and launching The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation's inaugural 100 million USD investments.
Her work portfolio includes board and advisory roles including: Open Education Global, OpenStax at Rice University, ScholarRX, and English Helper.