Catherine A Allen

Catherine A. Allen is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Santa Fe Group. In 2007, Catherine stepped down from her role as the founding CEO of the financial services industry consortium BITS after a decade of service. Catherine established The Santa Fe Group in 1996, and soon afterward the company became a strategic partner to BITS. The Santa Fe Group specializes in briefings to C-level executives and boards of directors at financial institutions and other critical infrastructure companies, and provides management for strategic industry and institutional projects. She has served in several senior executive positions at Citicorp in the Retail, Bankcards, and Corporate Technology divisions. She represented Citibank as founding chair and president of the multiple industry-based Smart Card Forum. Prior to joining Citibank, Catherine served as director of corporate planning for Dun and Bradstreet, where she created and chaired the Electronic Yellow Pages Association. Catherine was also a consultant to CBS, Inc. on new technologies and international trade. Catherine sits on the boards of Stewart Title Guaranty Company, Singlepoint, LLC and Hudson Partners, LLP. Catherine is chair of the Advisory Council for the National Foundation for Credit Counseling