Katherine Errecart
Overview
Katherine has extensive experience in the education and community philanthropy sectors.
Role at FSG
Katherine has completed projects focused on school leadership development, school performance management, P-16 alignment, post-secondary completion, and the online delivery of educational training, as well as cases focused on community revitalization, nonprofit capacity-building, and the reduction of homelessness. Most recently, Katherine led a strategic planning process for The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, facilitating the development of an Adult Basic Education portfolio strategy that supports the Foundation’s goal of doubling the number of young adults with a post-secondary credential in the U.S. Katherine has also worked with educational stakeholders in post-Katrina New Orleans on several projects, including working to assess the feasibility and value of a city-wide education fund and developing a regional plan for meeting school leadership needs. Finally, Katherine has worked with private and community foundations to develop strategies for effectively addressing long-term homelessness and for building the capacity of community-based nonprofit providers.
Before FSG
Prior to FSG, Katherine worked for St. Philip’s Academy, an independent school in Newark, NJ that seeks to bring quality education to disadvantaged students. There, she designed and implemented the school’s first arts education program before shifting to development, where she led cross-sector partnerships with corporate and private foundations. Katherine began her career in the arts, working on strategic planning and educational programs with for-profit and nonprofit entities including Sotheby’s and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Education
- Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business, MBA
- Brown University, BA in Anthropology and in Visual Arts
On Working at FSG
"I’m at FSG because I love tackling strategic problems and because I care deeply about improving the lives of the world’s most disadvantaged and disenfranchised populations – here, I get to do both. In particular, I’m drawn to issues in the education sector because I feel that so many societal problems can be addressed if we provide our children with accessible, high quality educational opportunities."