Anna Catalano
Chair Emeritus
Anna C. Catalano manages an active board portfolio, serving as an independent director for public and private corporations and not-for-profit organizations. She is currently a member of the board of directors of HF Sinclair Corp. (NYSE: DINO), Frontdoor (Nasdaq: FTDR), Ecovyst (NYSE: ECVT), and Hexion Inc., (private). Catalano is also a director of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Corporate Directors Institute and chair emeritus of the NACD Texas TriCities Chapter. She is co-founder of the World Innovation Network and has significant experience in the not-for-profit sector, having served as a board member of the Alzheimer’s Association and the Houston Grand Opera.
With over 40 years of corporate experience including over two decades of service on public boards, Catalano is an expert on the topics of board governance and leadership and an outspoken champion of women in business. Her extensive career has spanned three continents in marketing, retail operations, and international business development at Amoco and, subsequently, BP plc. She established Amoco’s refining and marketing beachhead in China in the 1990s, and during her tenure at BP, she was group vice president of marketing when the company was rebranded and was the instrumental voice behind its “beyond petroleum” marketing campaign.
Catalano is a graduate of the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and has been recognized on Fortune’s ranking of “The Most Powerful Women in International Business,” Directors and Boards’ “Directors to Watch,” WomenInc.’s “Most Influential Board Directors,” and BoardProspects’ “Top 30 AAPI Directors in the US.” She is a frequent speaker on a variety of topics including board governance, leadership, innovation, and the advancement of women in business. She advises numerous organizations on leadership, strategy, and organizational effectiveness, and her thoughts on various topics can be found on her blog: www.shades-of-leadership.com.
Additional information about Catalano can be found on her website: www.annaccatalano.com.