Cath learnt to row at Cambridge, competed in 2 Boat Races, and raced at 3 Olympic Games, winning World Championships gold in 2003 and Olympic silver in Athens 2004. As a diplomat for the British Foreign Office for 12 years, Cath specialised in policy and negotiations on conflict issues, with postings to Bosnia and Iraq.

Cath now works as a leadership consultant, executive coach, facilitator and author, and teaches on Executive Education programmes at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University. She is also an advisor to ‘The True Athlete Project’, a non-profit organisation working to create compassionate, thriving sporting environments and is Chair of ‘Love Rowing’, British Rowing’s Charitable Foundation aiming to increase accessibility to rowing around the UK. Cath is also an independent advisor to British Gymnastics, overseeing their implementation of cultural reforms in response to the Whyte Review (2022).

Cath speaks at events globally on topics of leadership, high performance and cultural change. Her first book, ‘The Long Win: the search for a better way to succeed’, was described by the Financial Times as “a deep and rewarding exploration of human motivation in sport, politics, business and our personal lives.”