Dr. Ilanit Kateb

Dr. Ilanit Kateb is an Organizational Strategist and Business Development expert who helps companies build and thrive through times of change. She is an entrepreneur and educator, who guides business leaders from all industries to build resilient organizations that know how to create highly successful collaborations between sectors.

With over 27 years experience as a leader and director of for-profit, public sector and non-profit organizations, Dr. Kateb understands what is necessary to work across sectors to achieve long term outcomes. She is an expert at clearly communicating what it means to build and maintain relationships with external organizations in order to foster collaboration, drive business growth and achieve collective impact.

She has led teams of over 300 people and 100 direct staff to strategize and create sustainable organizations that attract multi-million dollar partnerships. She has worked both as a funder and grantee, raised and coordinated billions in funding, and has exclusive knowledge of the inside world of business development. She is a proven expert in sustainable organizational growth and in creating highly successful collaborations between sectors.

Published author and award winning speaker and educator, Dr. Kateb is a requested advisor to CEOs, C-suite executives and some of the most influential change makers in social sector development. A researcher by training she is recognized for her use of best practices and key indicators to achieve organizational mastery. With specific expertise in education and health, Dr. Kateb has worked to advance the outcomes of institutions in over 50 countries and across every global region.

Ilanit has Bachelors and Masters degrees in Scientific Research Methods, Business Administration and Public Health, and a Doctorate in Education and Organizational Change. Ilanit has served on the boards of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the United Way.

Daughter to refugees from Iraq and Cuba, she is a passionate explorer and contributor to the world, who believes that cultural awareness is one of the key aspects to business development.