Katherine Hensel

Katherine Hensel is a retired hedge fund manager, institutional investor, and financial services industry executive who currently serves as an Executive in Residence at Columbia Business School.12 Her career highlights include:

Professional Experience

• Managing Director at Lehman Brothers: She gained international prominence as the youngest-ever functional Chief Investment Officer of a major Wall Street firm.12

• Analyst at Lehman Brothers: As a commercial banks analyst, she was ranked number one on Greenwich and Institutional Investor surveys.1

• Co-founder of Sage Asset Management: She and her partner built this firm from scratch to over $1 billion in assets under management within five years.1

Early Career

Hensel began her career in the Energy practices of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and PaineWebber.1

Education

She holds both a BA and MBA from Harvard University.1

Current Activities

• Executive in Residence: At Columbia Business School, where she shares her expertise with students.3

• Coach and Mentor: She coaches both in private practice and as part of her role at Columbia Business School. She also serves as a coach/mentor to startups at the MIT Enterprise Forum.3

• Advisory Roles: Hensel serves on the Investor Advisory Committee of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).4

Katherine Hensel's LinkedIn profile can be found under the username katherine-hensel-48329330.3