Catie Nelson

Catie Nelson is a Partner at CAA Executive Search. She specializes in recruiting senior leadership roles, including Chief People Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, Chief Legal Officers, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion leaders, as well as their teams across various industries. She also works within the division’s Leadership Advisory practice, collaborating with leadership advisory team leaders to support organizations in optimizing talent strategies.

Prior to joining CAA Executive Search, Nelson worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs in Chicago, focusing on M&A advisory. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, where she served as the Head of Corporate Relations for Kenan-Flagler’s Carolina Women in Business organization. She also worked as a teaching assistant for both undergraduate- and graduate-level Mergers & Acquisitions courses, as well as the Leadership in Action course.