Meet Cat
Cat Moody LLB (Hons), BA, MPP, ACC. Cat has worked with individuals and organizations around the world to help them achieve their goals.
Masters of Public Policy, Princeton University
Awarded Princeton Fellowship and class prize
Global Head of Leadership at OneLeap
Designing experiential leadership development programs
Independent Consultant
Including Brain Research New Zealand, The 10 Minute Mind and the White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team
Economic Advisor
To two successive Deputy Prime Ministers
Meet Cat
Cat Moody LLB (Hons), BA, MPP, ACC. Cat has inspired executive leaders, government ministers, senior officials and entrepreneurs across the world to become better leaders.
Masters of Public Policy
Over 20 years of experience.
Awarded Princeton Fellowship
Awarded Princeton Fellowship and was awarded the “Masters in Public Policy Award” for her class.
The White House – Independent Advisory
The White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team – Independent Advisory.
Economic Advisor
To two successive Deputy Prime Ministers
Over 20 Years of Experience
Cat has over 20 years’ experience as a strategy advisor and coach to leaders from both the private sector and public sector globally. She is an Associate Certified Coach qualified with the International Coaching Federation through the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching.
Throughout her career Cat has given her own brand of direct, forthright advice on governance, leadership, strategy and economic policy issues. She is experienced in advising, facilitating and coaching senior government ministers and company executives to solve their business problems and dramatically improve their performance – both personally and professionally.
Cat’s career has been an impressive balance of depth and breadth. She has worked for multiple governments, including as an Economic Advisor to two successive New Zealand Deputy Prime Ministers, where she provided critical advice throughout the global financial crisis. She has worked closely with many senior Cabinet level Ministers, including Prime Ministers in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and in the Middle East.
In 2009 she was appointed by the New Zealand government as a Senior Advisor on the Board of Executive Directors at the World Bank in Washington DC and served a two-year term.
While working in the United States Cat was granted a full scholarship to the highly selective Master’s in Public Policy program at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School, where she ultimately received the MPP overall class prize (her previous degrees are in law and political science).
Following her time at Princeton, Cat spent 5 years leading projects in Deloitte’s Public Sector strategy consulting practice. As a manager at Deloitte Consulting she led work at the World Bank on institutional reform, developed the national vision for a Middle East country and led a team to establish a Delivery Unit at the center of government. She travelled extensively as part of an engagement with 100 Resilient Cities, pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, to develop city resilience strategies in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. As a lead facilitator in Deloitte’s signature client experience offering, ‘the Greenhouse’, Cat designed and then executed in depth immersive experiences for senior executive clients to help them grapple with their most serious challenges.
Experience
Cat's Education
- Masters of Public Policy, Princeton University 2011-2012
- Awarded Princeton Fellowship and the "Masters in Public Policy Award" for her class
- Awarded Princeton Fellowship and was awarded the “Masters in Public Policy Award” for her class
- Post Graduate Certificate Public Policy, Westminster Explained, London 2006-2007
- Westminster Explained, London, England 2006 - 2007
- Post Graduate Certificate Public Policy, Australia New Zealand School of Government 2003-2004
- Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand - Australia School of Government 2003 – 2004
- Bachelor of Law with Honors, Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) University of Canterbury 1997 – 2001
- University of Canterbury, New Zealand 1997 – 2001
Cat has always made the time to volunteer in the communities she belongs to. Here are some of her memberships and volunteer work:
- Microloan Foundation Coachathon 2022
- Princeton University Alumni Schools Committee Interviewer 2018-2021
- Panel Judge for Ian Axford Fellowship in Public Policy 2011-2017, Washington DC
- International Coaching Federation Member 2017 - present
- Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School Graduate Alumni Committee DC – 2016
- Board of Executive Directors at the World Bank Group - 2009-2011
- United Nations Youth Association of New Zealand Trustee - 2007 – 2011
- Director of The Hague Model United Nations New Zealand Delegation - 2003
Past clients have included:
- The White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team – Independent Advisory
- Department of State, Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor - Monitor Deloitte Consulting
- 100 Resilient Cities, pioneered by Rockefeller Foundation - Monitor Deloitte Consulting
- Board of Regents, State of Louisiana - Monitor Deloitte Consulting
- Centre for Disease Control - Monitor Deloitte Consulting
- Minister of Planning, UAE Country – Monitor Deloitte
- Learning, Leadership and Innovation Directorate, World Bank
- Global Practice Vice President, World Bank
- Chief Executive of College Bound, Education Non Profit
- Advisor, Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration, Inter-American Development Bank
- Secretary, Cabinet Division, Government of Bangladesh
Contact Me
Cat would love to hear from you. Get in touch and let’s connect for an initial (no charge) consultation.
Although Cat is based in New Zealand, she works with clients from Singapore to Spain and everywhere in between.