Kate Howell

Background

About Kate Howell

I’m a strategy-driven, people-centered leader with 15+ years of experience managing high-stakes programs and scaling impact in complex systems. Whether I’m stepping into a $500M emergency health initiative or guiding a cross-functional team through operational change, I bring clarity to chaos. My superpower is alignment: of people, processes, and purpose. As a PMP- and USG-certified project and program manager, I’ve led multi-million and billion-dollar portfolios with a steady hand, a collaborative spirit, and a bias for action. I specialize in translating ambiguity into structure, making strategic decisions in resource-constrained settings, and delivering results with both urgency and care. I lead with empathy, and I manage with rigor. My teams know me as someone who builds trust, resolves complexity, and gets things done, without burning people out. Now, I’m excited to bring this experience to a purpose-driven organization committed to delivering meaningful, measurable impact. Core strengths: cross-functional leadership, workforce and resource management, strategic operations, complex program management, scaling and systems thinking, stakeholder engagement, change management, equity-centered strategy, and public-private collaboration.