Cathy Engelbert
Catherine Engelbert | |
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| 1st Commissioner of theWNBA | |
| Assumed office May 15, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Borders(as President) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 14, 1964 |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Lehigh University(BS) |
| Occupation | Commissioner of theWomen's National Basketball Association |
Catherine Engelbert(born November 14, 1964) is an Americanbusiness executiveand Commissioner of theWomen's National Basketball Association(WNBA). Before joining the WNBA, she had been withDeloittefor 33 years, including as its first femaleCEOfrom 2015 to 2019.
Early life and education[edit]
Engelbert was born circa 1964 and grew up inCollingswood, New Jersey.She grew up with five brothers and two sisters, and attendedCollingswood High School.[1]She was inducted into the Collingswood Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993.[2]Her father was an IT manager, and her mother a medical practice administrator.[3]She graduated fromLehigh Universityin 1986, with a degree inaccounting.At Lehigh, she tried out for the basketball team as a walk-on under Hall of Fame coachMuffet McGraw,and later became a team captain.[4]She also played lacrosse, and became a captain of that team as well.[3]After graduation, she received herCPA certificationand became a member of theAmerican Institute of Certified Public Accountants.[5][6]
Career[edit]
Catherine Engelbert joined Deloitte in 1986 and worked with the company until retiring in 2019. She joined the WNBA later in 2019.[7]In an interview, she credited Deloitte's early focus on supporting women in the workplace as being important for her career.[8]
Prior to being appointed the CEO of Deloitte in March 2015, she was the chairman and CEO of the audit subsidiary, Deloitte & Touche LLP.[9][10]
Other senior positions Engelbert held at Deloitte include: national managing partner - regions for Deloitte & Touche; deputy national professional practice director; and financial accounting and reporting services quality risk manager. She was named a partner in 1998.[11]
On May 15, 2019, she was named the first commissioner of the WNBA (previous WNBA leaders had been titled "president" ). Engelbert officially assumed her new role on July 17, 2019.[12]
On becoming CEO for Deloitte, this rendered Engelbert the first femaleU.S.CEO of aBig Fourfirm.[13]News media outlets, includingThe Wall Street Journalhighlighted Engelbert's appointment as cracking the "glass ceiling."[9]While serving as Deloitte's CEO, the company's revenue has increased nearly 6% year over year to $18.6 billion.[14]
Engelbert also serves on the boards ofMcDonald’s Corporation,Royalty Pharma andCatalyst,and on the executive committee of theUSGA.
Personal life[edit]
Engelbert has two children, Julia and Thomas, and lives inBerkeley Heights, New Jersey.[9][15]
References[edit]
- ^"Cathy Engelbert Husband Ed Is A West Point Graduate".sportslulu.com.Retrieved2023-07-21.
- ^NJ.com, Paul Milo | NJ Advance Media for (2015-02-23)."Jersey native becomes first female CEO of major accounting and consulting firm".nj.Retrieved2021-06-06.
- ^abClayton, Chris."Cathy Engelbert, Features, Extras | Travel destinations, blogs, contests and offers from Delta Sky Magazine + deltaskymag.com".deltaskymag.delta.com.Retrieved19 September2016.
- ^"The Game Changer".Lehigh University.Retrieved2021-06-06.
- ^"Cathy Engelbert Makes History This Women's History Month - AICPA Insights".blog.aicpa.org.AICPA.Retrieved17 October2016.
- ^"Cathy Engelbert, CPA, CEO of Deloitte LLP".Journal of Accountancy.2015-04-13.Retrieved2023-07-21.
- ^"25 Seasons Lookback: Commissioner of the WNBA Cathy Engelbert".Phoenix Mercury.Retrieved2023-07-21.
- ^Steinmann, Jennifer."Interview with Cathy Engelbert, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP".LEADERS.Archived fromthe originalon 16 February 2015.Retrieved10 February2015.
- ^abcRapoport, Michael; Steinberg, Julie (9 February 2015)."Deloitte Taps Woman, a First, for CEO Post".The Wall Street Journal.Retrieved10 February2015.
- ^Fairchild, Caroline (9 February 2015)."Deloitte's first female CEO: 'Don't stand still'".Fortune.Retrieved10 February2015.
- ^Staff, DiversityInc."Diversity Leadership: Catherine Engelbert, Deloitte".DiversityInc.Retrieved17 October2016.
- ^Voepel, Mechelle (May 15, 2019)."WNBA tabs CEO Engelbert as 1st commissioner".ESPN.com.RetrievedMay 15,2019.
- ^"Deloitte's Cathy Engelbert on being a female CEO of a Big Four accounting firm".Retrieved2018-02-15.
- ^"Cathy Engelbert".Fortune.2017-09-21.Retrieved2018-02-15.
- ^Staff."Berkeley Heights Resident Engelbert Elected First Female CEO of a Major U.S. Professional Services Firm by Deloitte LLP"Archived2015-03-20 atarchive.today,TAPintoSummit, March 3, 2015. Accessed March 19, 2015. "Cathy Engelbert, a resident of Berkeley Heights, was recently elected chief executive officer of Deloitte LLP, becoming the first female CEO of a major audit and consulting firm in the U.S."
- Living people
- 21st-century American businesspeople
- 21st-century American businesswomen
- American chief executives of financial services companies
- American women chief executives
- Collingswood High School alumni
- Lehigh Mountain Hawks women's basketball players
- College women's lacrosse players in the United States
- Lehigh Mountain Hawks athletes
- People from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
- People from Collingswood, New Jersey
- Women's National Basketball Association commissioners
- 1964 births