Catherine Goodhind – Young Women into Finance Program Director

Catherine currently manages the Young Women into Finance (YWIF) Scholarship Program, a 5-year scheme which aims to help young women from Year 12 develop the knowledge and skills, earn qualifications, and gain experience that will give them a strong head start when they enter the finance workplace. Catherine stepped into the role, not long after its inception in 2018 and has seen the UK candidate pool grow from 22 to 170 young females.

Before getting involved in YWIF, Catherine worked in the banking industry, starting as a credit analyst in a Japanese bank, moving on to Bayeriache Landesbank to enter the field of project finance. Since then, she has worked in the project finance teams of several banks including Société Générale, Hypo, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and lastly, Dexia prior to leaving the industry to pursue an MBA.

She also later become involved in her children’s school, serving as a Parent Governor for 6 years.

Catherine has a Bsc in Business Economics and an MBA.