Dr. Kate Van Waes: Progressive Leadership
Episode description
Meet Kate Van Waes, Founder of Van Waes Consulting, where she is using all of her incredible experience to support progressive leaders as their co-strategist, co-conspirator, and invisible co-pilot. Kate began her career as a research scientist, serving on several NASA Mars missions and leading international science teams under a Scandinavian-American Foundation Fellowship. She transitioned into foreign policy through an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellowship at the U.S. Department of State, focused on the intersection of humanitarian aid and terrorism and later serving on the leadership team for the Obama Administration’s flagship global development program. After her term at the State Department ended, Kate lead the development of the Inclusive Growth pillar at Bono’s nonprofit, The ONE Campaign, focused on African women-led economic growth. Most recently, she served as Executive Director at American Hiking Society, successfully leading it through a period of tremendous evolution.
On today's episode Kate shares her extraordinary career and we discuss:
- Who are progressive leaders and what are they challenges they face today
- Witnessing career driven females striking work:life balance and building health, high-functioning organizations
- Being named Executive Director at American Hiking Society when she was 34 weeks pregnant 🤯
- Being forced and choosing to make career changes
- And so much more!
Enjoy!
Show links:
- Follow Kate on LinkedIn
- Interested in working with Kate? Click here to learn more about Van Waes Consulting
- McKinsey Women in the Workplace