Cate Borness

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About Cate Borness

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.(Nasdaq:HSII) is the premier provider of senior-level Executive Search and Leadership Consulting services, including culture shaping, executive assessment, succession planning, board effectiveness, leadership development and leadership strategy. For 60 years, we have focused on quality service and built strong leadership teams through our relationships with clients and individuals worldwide. Today, Heidrick & Struggles leadership experts operate from principal business centers in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information about Heidrick & Struggles, please visit I am a Principal in Heidrick & Struggles’ Sydney office and a member of Heidrick Consulting where I advise senior leadership teams on individual, team and organisational effectiveness. As a registered Organisational Psychologist, with extensive experience designing and implementing capability development initiatives, I empower senior leaders across a range of sectors to achieve their business goals through integrated and aligned talent strategies. My deep expertise in assessment underpins my delivery of programs relating to: • Succession Planning • Leadership Development and Assessment • Team Acceleration • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion • Wellbeing • Culture • Engagement My PhD, “Boosting the Mental Wealth of Working Australians”, investigated how cognitive training could help improve a person’s executive functioning, wellbeing and productivity. In addition to my Doctorate, I also hold a Master’s degree in Organisational Psychology. Both degrees are from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.