Katharine Branscomb is a retired software industry CEO and serial entrepreneur who has served as a senior operating executive and/or board director of several high growth companies both public and private. In 1989, Branscomb was recognized by the Wall Street Journal’s Centennial Edition as one of the 28 highest potential young executives in America. Education includes Stanford University (MBA 1980), Polytechnic Institute of New York (BS/MS Applied Mathematics 1976), and BA Sarah Lawrence College (‘76).

She is Vice President of the Branscomb Family Foundation, which secured the exclusive license to CCT from Stanford on behalf of Thupten Jinpa and the Compassion Institute in 2016.