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Kate has over 27 years of professional management experience that includes international technology sales and operations, strategy and business development. Her expertise focuses on building new organizations and expanding lines of business. She has been selected as a guest speaker at international conferences in Europe, Canada and the US. Kate was recently awarded the prestigious 2013 Chief Learning Officer Magazine’s Gold Award for Innovation.

As Vice President of Global Workforce Enablement for MetLife, Kate is responsible for building and implementing an early-in-career development program for the Global Technology and Operations Division. She draws upon her industry experience gained over the past decade while working at Cisco Systems, Inc., both in America and overseas in the UK. During her tenure with Cisco, her most recent role was that of Global Director for Cisco’s Graduate Hire Sales Program. The program received three industry awards for talent development, operational excellence and innovation, and has also been highlighted in several books and publications.

Prior to joining Cisco, Kate spent 7 years with Oracle Corporation where she held various positions in Sales, Marketing and Business Development Management.

Kate holds a BA in History from Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. She attended the University of Michigan for her MBA.

Community work includes:

• Current Board Member, Stop Hunger Now
• Current Board Member, United Arts Council
• Past Co-chair, Connected Women of North Carolina
• Past Board Member, Triangle Red Cross, RTP
• Past Board Member, MacMillan Cancer Ball, London, UK
• Founding member of the Women-In-Technology Incorporated Chapter, RTP
• Co-founder of the Cisco Women’s Action Network RTP Chapter

Kate and her husband, Stephen, own a restaurant in Raleigh, NC which reflects their passion for International travel and love of global food. Kate and Stephen have a son and a daughter, and reside in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Anne Grimsley Bander retired from North Carolina State Government in 2013. During her long career with the State, she served as Chief Operating Officer of the Department of Administration, where she was responsible for managing and monitoring the day-to-day activities and operations of the Department and taking a leadership role in the establishment of performance indicators; she also worked with the Office of the State Controller on a new data analytics program. Prior to her work with NCDOA and NCOSC, most of her career was with the N.C. Office of State Budget and Management, where she was the Assistant State Budget Officer for Government Evaluation and Review, and where she had also served as the Assistant State Budget Officer for Education. She is the recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine.

Prior to coming to North Carolina, Anne worked for the American Bar Association, a major consulting firm, and the University of Maine.

A native of South Carolina, Anne lived in many places around the country and in Europe as an Army “brat”. She received a B.A. from the University of Maine at Orono and her M.A. from University College Dublin (part of the National University of Ireland).

Anne served on the Board of Trustees at Temple Beth Or, where she also served as Executive Director and Temple President, and long-time Finance Committee member. For over two decades, she also worked a regular route delivering Meals on Wheels.

After more than 30 years in North Carolina, Anne now resides in Beaufort, South Carolina, where she continues her volunteer work with Stop Hunger Now. She also volunteers as an adult literacy tutor, and with the local Meals on Wheels program.

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