Catherine Richards

Catherine Richards is an AI strategist, speaker, and Co-Founder of Expera Consulting. She's also an advisor for Ragan's Center for AI Strategy and Ragan's Communications Leadership Council. She helps leaders in highly regulated industries become AI-savvy and achieve measurable results. As a former Marketing AI Council Member at VMware, she contributed to equipping 700 marketers with AI skills in under six months. With a background in strategic marketing for cybersecurity, compliance, and advanced technologies at Adobe, Dell Technologies, and VMware, Catherine excels at turning complex AI concepts into practical strategies that help organizations harness technology for meaningful growth. Committed to ensuring no one is left behind in the AI evolution, she shares practical insights on AI-driven growth through her blog, The Strategist Blog.