Lorraine Hariton

Lorraine Hariton (born November 7, 1954) is the president and CEO of Catalyst, a New York City–based nonprofit organization committed to the advancement of women in the workplace.

Early life and education Hariton earned a Bachelor of Science in mathematical sciences from Stanford University and an MBA (1982) from Harvard Business School.

Career Hariton started her career in 1977 at IBM, where she worked for 15 years, including in sales and executive roles. and Apptera (2003–2005), a mobile communications and advertising company.

In 2018, Hariton was appointed president and CEO of Catalyst. and has received the single largest grant in its history, $5 million from Chevron.

Hariton has served on boards of organizations committed to the advancement of women in the workplace, including the UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change, the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University, and Watermark, a San Francisco Bay Area organization of women executives in the tech industry.