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Catherine Zinn
Catherine Zinn
Chief Client Officer

Overview

Catherine Zinn is Baker Botts’ first-ever Chief Client Officer. She oversees various aspects of growth and strategy along with the firm's sector-focused client development, marketing and communications functions globally. Catherine works closely with the firm's leaders, serves as an ambassador to the market, and is a core member of the firm's leadership team.

In her market-facing role, she regularly meets with clients to obtain feedback and to ensure the firm is being the best possible steward of our clients' businesses. Catherine also commits a significant portion of her time connecting high-profile executives, alumni and other friends of the firm to jobs and to public company board seats, with an emphasis on diversity. Additionally, Catherine serves as a board member and advisor to various for-profit and non-profit companies and investors focused on diverse founders.

Previously, Catherine was a member of the executive staff at Orrick and held senior client relations roles at DLA Piper and JAMS. With more than 20 years of experience in professional services sales, Catherine has built a reputation as a "super-connector" throughout the legal, tech and financial services industries.

Catherine was recognized as a "Woman of Influence" by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, as a "Woman of Achievement" by Legal Momentum and a "Top 100 Woman in Law" by Women Who Lead in 2021. In January 2015, she was inducted into the International Women's Forum and in 2016 joined American Leadership Forum's roster of senior fellows along with other top C-level executives and community leaders.

Admissions & Affiliations

  • Legal Momentum (Board Member)
  • Fresh Lifelines for Youth (Board Member)
  • Law Foundation of Silicon Valley (Board Member, Nom Gov Co-Chair & Executive Committee)
  • Silicon Valley Directors Exchange (Board Member)
  • American Heart Association, Go Red for Women (Executive Council)
  • Shatter Fund (Advisory Board Member & Special Advisor to CEO)
  • Integra Ledger and the Global Legal Blockchain Consortium (Advisory Board Member)
  • Workstorm (Advisory Board Member)
  • Joinder (Advisory Board Member)
  • B.A., Economics, Hamilton College 2006

Awards and Community

Recognized as a "Woman of Influence" by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, 2021

Recognized as a "Woman of Achievement" by Legal Momentum, 2021

Named a "Top 100 Women in Law" by Women Who Lead, 2021

Named a Senior Fellow for the American Leadership Forum, 2016

Inducted into the International Women's Forum, 2015