Cate is a senior vice president at Standing Partnership, where she helps technology companies turn complex product portfolios and partner ecosystems into clear strategies for growth. A former CMO with more than 20 years of experience, she advises clients on partner go-to-market strategy, product marketing, messaging, demand generation and sales enablement. Cate brings cross-functional teams into alignment and translates strategy into programs that partners, marketers and sellers can put to work.
Cate’s career spans early-stage startups and global technology leaders, including Salesforce, Cognizant, OpenText and Pivotal. Having led nearly every marketing function, she brings an operator’s perspective to her client work and understands how to move from an ambitious idea to practical execution. Cate also supports Poudre School District as a Business and Marketing Pathway Advisor and a DECA competition judge. A San Francisco native, she graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California and holds a certificate in Ethics and Technology Policy from Stanford University.