Kate Smith
About Kate Smith
Kate Smith is the Marketing Director for the Global Financial Services Industry at Protiviti, with extensive experience in marketing leadership roles across various companies.
Current Position at Protiviti
Kate Smith currently holds the position of Marketing Director - Global Financial Services Industry at Protiviti. She has been with the company since 2021. In this role, she manages marketing efforts tailored specifically to the global financial services sector, leveraging her extensive experience in both risk and compliance marketing and financial services marketing.
Previous Roles at Protiviti
Before her current role, Kate Smith served as the Marketing Director - Risk & Compliance at Protiviti from 2020 to 2021. There, she was responsible for promoting and managing marketing strategies that focused on risk management and compliance services, demonstrating her expertise in these crucial areas.
Marketing Leadership at Deloitte
Kate Smith worked at Deloitte for eight years, taking on various leadership roles. She served as Industry and Service Area Marketing Leader | Senior Manager from 2018 to 2020 and Financial Services Industry Marketing Leader | Manager from 2015 to 2018. Prior to those roles, she was Global Benchmarking Center Marketing Leader | Manager from 2012 to 2015 and Global Benchmarking Center Marketing Leader | Specialist from 2010 to 2012. During her time at Deloitte, she was based in the Greater Atlanta Area and focused on marketing strategies for financial services and benchmarking.
Earlier Career Positions
Kate Smith has a diverse background with extensive experience in marketing roles. She worked at three squared as Senior Account Executive from 2008 to 2010 and served as an Independent Marketing Consultant for both BCR Environmental and Modo Modo Agency in 2008. She also held marketing roles at Novare Group, including Senior Marketing Manager and Marketing Manager, from 2006 to 2008. Her earlier career included positions at Full Circle Productions, LLC and internships at BBDO Atlanta and 8th and Means.
Educational Background
Kate Smith earned her Master's degree in Mass Communication/Media Studies from the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism, where she studied from 2001 to 2003. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature, General from the University of Georgia - Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, completed between 1997 and 2001.