Catherine co-founded and co-leads Acumen America, the leading early-stage investor backing innovative solutions to poverty in the USA. Since 2015, she has co-led the firm to raise nearly US$60m from leading philanthropic partners in a novel evergreen structure, invest in 44 companies advancing health and economic equity and mobilise systems change in Medicaid and beyond. Prior to Acumen America, she launched Acumen’s West Africa office in Accra, Ghana, and Latin America office in Bogotá, Colombia, and served as Chief of Staff to Acumen’s CEO. Catherine also helped build social enterprises in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, which included expanding HealthStores’ clinics in rural Kenya.