Award-Winning Gender Economist | NYT Front Page + MSNBC + CNN | Global Keynote Speaker | CEO, Pipeline Equity | TIME Best Invention | Contributor: Fortune & WEF
Denver, Colorado, United States
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About
I’m Katica Roy, an award-winning gender economist, data scientist, and founder and CEO of Pipeline, an award-winning SaaS company advancing intersectional gender equity in the workplace. As a global speaker, media commentator, and a flagship columnist for Equity by Design™ by the Design Observer, I help audiences rethink the economic opportunity of equity — not as charity, but as a growth strategy.
My writing and ideas have been published in the World Economic Forum, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Fast Company, Forbes, Bloomberg, NBC, Katie Couric Media, Entrepreneur, The Hill, The Advocate, and Morning Consult, among others, reaching more than 2.9 billion impressions. My research has been cited by multiple New York Times bestselling authors and in U.S. congressional proceedings, and I’ve advised policymakers, global leaders, and Fortune 500 executives on closing equity gaps to drive prosperity.
Recognized by TIME and Fast Company for transforming equity into action, I’ve been honored as Colorado Entrepreneur of the Year (2020), LinkedIn Top Voice for Gender Equity (2022), and Stevie Gold Entrepreneur of the Year. Under my leadership, Pipeline launched the first gender equity app on Salesforce’s AppExchange, earning TIME Best Invention and repeated Fast Company Most Innovative Companies recognition for closing the workplace equity gap.
I am also proud to serve on influential councils including Fast Company’s Impact Council, Bloomberg’s New Economy Forum, The Aspen Institute’s Tech Accountability Coalition, and the U.S. SBA’s National Women’s Business Council.
My passion for equity is deeply personal: as the daughter of an immigrant and a refugee, and as a breadwinner mother raising a teenage daughter and son, I believe in building an economy that works for everyone.
Let’s connect if you’re ready to explore the ROI of equity, systemic change, and the bold leadership our future demands.
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We are excited to announce that our 2026 Fifteenth Annual Conference will take place in Fort Lauderdale, September 11th - 13th. To attend powerful…
We are excited to announce that our 2026 Fifteenth Annual Conference will take place in Fort Lauderdale, September 11th - 13th. To attend powerful…
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I had the tremendous honor of being present as the NAACP awarded Vice President Kamala Harris with our organization’s highest honor the, 110th…
I had the tremendous honor of being present as the NAACP awarded Vice President Kamala Harris with our organization’s highest honor the, 110th…
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Experience
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Senior Director, Global Learning
ServiceSource
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Kaiser Permanente
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Education
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University of Denver
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Business Administration and Management, General
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Activities and Societies: Cohort Leader, MBA Cohort 67 Leadership Fellow
For over forty years the nation's eighth oldest business school has offered the best Denver Executive MBA (EMBA) option. The program is a highly selective academic program designed for mid-to-senior level professionals seeking to strengthen their business skills, expand their leadership abilities and broaden their perspectives
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The Leadership Investment
Ascent Program Executive Leadership Development Program
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University of Colorado Denver
Master of Arts (M.A.) Educational Technology
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Degree was a mix of cognitive science, behavioral science, user interface, and experience design and software engineering.
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Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Social Capital Project
Girl Rising
- 11 months
Education
Used business skills and knowledge gained in my MBA program to work with Girl Rising to move their work forward via strategic planning.
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Activator
SheEO™
- Present 5 years
Economic Empowerment
SheEO is a global initiative radically transforming how we fund, support and
celebrate women-led Ventures that are working on the World’s To-Do List
(UN Sustainable Development Goals). Since launching in 2015, 5,000+ women
Activators in five countries have collectively loaned out $5M to support 68
women-led Ventures. Our goal is to reach 1M Activators and a $1B perpetual fund
which will support 10,000 Ventures each year for generations to come.
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WE Global Advisory Council
Women Entrepreneurs Global (WE Global)
- Present 5 years 1 month
Economic Empowerment
WE Global is a Startup Innovation Studio run by and for women entrepreneurs that leverages the expertise of enterprise partnerships to refine the product/market fit and scale the growth of young, impactful, high-quality businesses.
In addition to WE building a collaborative multinational founder community network, it will be launching the WE digital interactive content platform this fall for startup education as well as personal mastery development—available to all global founders by…WE Global is a Startup Innovation Studio run by and for women entrepreneurs that leverages the expertise of enterprise partnerships to refine the product/market fit and scale the growth of young, impactful, high-quality businesses.
In addition to WE building a collaborative multinational founder community network, it will be launching the WE digital interactive content platform this fall for startup education as well as personal mastery development—available to all global founders by subscription. The WE Studio Innovation Program, by comparison, is invitation only and hands on. The Studio partners with founders to create high impact startups. These WE portfolio companies reseed our ecosystem as enterprise partners, advisors, and capital.
The program offers an elite mentor and operational advisor network, as well as matchmaking services to key enterprise beta and channel partners to validate product/market fit and go to market strategy. WE is dedicated to creating, launching and leading successful startups through an intensive co-creation program that leverages community, education, operational expertise, enterprise partnerships, strategists, capital advisors and representation to drive meaningful traction and deliver high revenue streams at the Pre-Seed to Series A stage. -
Board Member, Women in Leadership and Philanthropy
University of San Francisco
- Present 7 years
Economic Empowerment
With its successful annual spring symposium and ongoing programming and outreach, Women in Leadership & Philanthropy sees that raising and valuing women's voices is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do. And it will lead to a better future.
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Board Member
Book Trust
- 3 years
Education
Book Trust envisions a world free of childhood illiteracy and we believe that choice and ownership make the difference.
Access to books and reading materials is the most significant barrier to literacy. In areas of poverty, the ratio of books to children is 1 book for every 300 children, a figure contributing to the reading gap between low and middle-income families. By 12th grade, the reading proficiency of students from low-income families is 4 years behind middle-income students…Book Trust envisions a world free of childhood illiteracy and we believe that choice and ownership make the difference.
Access to books and reading materials is the most significant barrier to literacy. In areas of poverty, the ratio of books to children is 1 book for every 300 children, a figure contributing to the reading gap between low and middle-income families. By 12th grade, the reading proficiency of students from low-income families is 4 years behind middle-income students. Studies prove book choice and ownership are fundamental in promoting literacy. Children who are free to choose what to read are more likely to read, and the number of books in a home has the same impact on a child’s level of educational attainment as parental education levels. -
Board Member
Edge of Seven
- 1 year
Economic Empowerment
Edge of Seven supports sustainable development initiatives that create access to education and economic opportunities for girls, women, and rural developing communities across the globe.
We work through funding, technical support, and systems creation to develop sustainable
communities across the globe by building needed infrastructure. Edge of Seven works closely with developing communities to create better access to education, health, and economic opportunities, particularly for…Edge of Seven supports sustainable development initiatives that create access to education and economic opportunities for girls, women, and rural developing communities across the globe.
We work through funding, technical support, and systems creation to develop sustainable
communities across the globe by building needed infrastructure. Edge of Seven works closely with developing communities to create better access to education, health, and economic opportunities, particularly for girls and women. -
Co-Founder
Brave Coalition
- Present 8 years
Children
I co-founded the Brave Coalition with other parents and community members after my children's school was tagged with hate graffiti in November 2016.
The Brave Coalition champions childhood inclusion and safety through outreach, advocacy, and partnership.
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Board Council
Isabella Bird Community School
- 2 years
Education
Isabella Bird Community School (Izzi B) is a heart-centered, service-based, and environmentally-conscious school that provides an exceptional and holistic educational experience, helping to lay a strong foundation for and commitment to higher education as well as to personal and professional accomplishment. Izzi B is also a newcomer school that provides a welcoming environment for immigrant and refugee children to enable them to succeed. Currently, we support students who have emigrated from…
Isabella Bird Community School (Izzi B) is a heart-centered, service-based, and environmentally-conscious school that provides an exceptional and holistic educational experience, helping to lay a strong foundation for and commitment to higher education as well as to personal and professional accomplishment. Izzi B is also a newcomer school that provides a welcoming environment for immigrant and refugee children to enable them to succeed. Currently, we support students who have emigrated from Burma, Nepal, Somalia, Eritrea, Sudan, Iraq, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia.
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Board Member, Business Intelligence Board
Chief Learning Officer Magazine
Education
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Advisory Board Member, Colorado Women's College
University of Denver
- 1 year
Economic Empowerment
Colorado Women's College is a women's college in Denver, Colorado that opened in 1909 as a private, independent, institution. The school merged with the University of Denver in 1982 and continues to operate as a division within the University that focuses on evening, weekend, and online courses for women.
The vision of the college is to be a global leader in advancing women in the 21st century through transformative education, leadership development, public good work, and research.
Skills
Publications
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Why We Need Gender Equity Now
Forbes
We need gender equity now. Those are words often uttered in social justice circles, and recently, across a number of headlines. What does that mean? More broadly, how is gender equity different than gender equality?
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The economics of gender equity in Colorado: A $40 billion opportunity
ColoradoBiz
In a 2015 Status of Women in the States study conducted by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, Colorado was tied for 9th place with Rhode Island as one of the best states for women.
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Learning Analytics: What does data science have to do with learning?
ATD
To deliver lasting impact, learning analytics must be embedded across the learning design, development, and delivery process. Read this blog post to see how learning analytics can drive outcomes across the learning organization and beyond.
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Strategies for Narrowing the Skills Gap
ATD
Ensuring a highly-skilled workforce requires commitment from many players—senior leaders in the public and private sectors, the education community, the workforce investment system, and training and development professionals. Each of these communities ensures that the workforce has the knowledge and skills that organizations need to grow and compete in today’s knowledge economy.
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Bridging the Skills Gap: Help Wanted, Skills Lacking: Why the Mismatch in Today’s Economy?
ATD
This report is the fourth from ASTD to cover the growing importance of talent to organizational performance and the skills gap that threatens so many organizations today. The Human Capital Challenge (2003), ASTD’s first whitepaper to address skills shortages, made the connection between knowledge capital and organizational success. In 2006, the initial Bridging the Skills Gap described how skills shortages threaten growth and competition, and recommended roles for individuals, organizations…
This report is the fourth from ASTD to cover the growing importance of talent to organizational performance and the skills gap that threatens so many organizations today. The Human Capital Challenge (2003), ASTD’s first whitepaper to address skills shortages, made the connection between knowledge capital and organizational success. In 2006, the initial Bridging the Skills Gap described how skills shortages threaten growth and competition, and recommended roles for individuals, organizations, and government in creating solutions to a growing problem. In 2009, ASTD published a revised edition,
Bridging the Skills Gap: New Factors Compound the Growing Skills Shortage, which examined the impact of job losses during the Great Recession and the influence of Web 2.0 and the Net Generation on workforce skills. The 2012 edition of Bridging the Skills Gap updates the picture with the jobs outlook in today’s recovering economy, looks at the role of training and education, and explains the need for collaboration among all sectors responsible for filling the jobs pipeline.Other authorsSee publication -
The Impact of Learning Styles on Interactivity in Asynchronous e-Learning
Performance Improvement Journal
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Assessing Knowledge
TD Magazine
Organizations
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Association for Talent Development
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Bersin by Deloitte
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eLearning Guild
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i4CP
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International Society for Performance Improvement
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The Leadership Investment
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