Kathy Leake

About

Kathy is an accomplished board director currently serving on the board of a $1B enterprise (backed by PE) and on the board of an Andreessen / a16z portfolio company. Kathy has 18 years of board experience on VC & PE backed boards. As a four-time CEO and founder, she brings leadership forged through building and scaling technology companies from concept to market leadership. Her strategic expertise in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies has repeatedly translated into exceptional stakeholder value. Kathy's multidimensional experience encompasses digital transformation, technology governance, and innovation mindset. Her global perspective, shaped by living in the U.K. and Czech Republic and traveling to 70+ countries, enables her to navigate international business complexities with confidence and cultural intelligence. Kathy’s ability to anticipate market shifts, identify strategic opportunities, and drive technological innovation has consistently positioned her companies at the forefront of industry disruption. She brings intellectual rigor, operational wisdom, and transformative vision to governance challenges. For boards seeking an experienced board director who seamlessly blends technological foresight with proven operational execution, Kathy delivers transformative strategic impact that elevates governance and increases shareholder value. Recognition: • Forbes Top 11 Women Who Started Amazing Companies • Forbes America’s Most Promising Companies for 2 companies • Inc. Magazine ranked #204 on Inc. 500 America’s Fastest Growing Companies • Inc. Magazine ranked the 3rd Fastest Growing Company in NYC With a Female CEO • Venture Beat “Top Women in AI” nomination in “Responsible AI” category • TechCrunch 40 People Who Are Living Proof You Can Make It in Silicon Valley after 40 • Owler one of the Top Ranked CEO's in NYC

Experience

• Board of Directors, Board Member · Everyrealm Inc.2025-03-01 –

  𝗮𝟭𝟲𝘇 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱, Everyrealm is a pioneer of creating virtual worlds building both web2 and web3 projects, working across chains, protocols, and platforms to create new experiences.

• Founder in Residence · Forum Ventures2023-01-01 –

  Build mode: New AI company focused on operationalizing AI for Predictive Maintenance in Solar Energy

• Board of Directors, Board Member · Dimension Renewable Energy2023-01-01 –

  PE Backed

• CEO · Crux Intelligence2020-01-01 – 2023-01-01

  Precurser to ChatGPT by 2 years = Voice AI / Generative AI platform known as "ChatGPT for Enterprise"

• CEO (Interim) · Trendalytics (Acquired by Hatch Beauty)2019-01-01 – 2020-01-01

  Predictive analytics for the retail vertical

• CEO, Co-Founder & Chairwoman · Qualia (Acquired by IDify/Adstra)2011-01-01 – 2019-01-01

  Big-Data / Cross Device platform that ingested and processed 1.5 Petabytes of data, 100 Billion signals, mapped to 600 Million devices.

• Co-Founder · Dstillery2007-01-01 – 2011-01-01

  Kathy was a Founder of Dstillery, a data platform and social targeting company. At Dstillery, Kathy developed the positioning, strategy and go-to-market blueprint for the company. She successfully took Dstillery to market and drove the company from pre-revenue to $20 million in revenue and $100 million valuation in 2 years.

• Omnicom & WPP · TBWA/Chiat Day, DDB Needham, Ogilvy & Mather, Red Sky Interactive, Agency.com1989-01-01 – 2007-01-01
• Founder / CEO · Crux Intelligence12-01-2020 – 06-01-2023

  Built a software that pre-dated ChatGPT - think "ChatCPT for enterprise"

Education

• University of Southern CaliforniaBS, Business Administration and Management, General

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