Kateri Benoit
Senior Director of Marketing
Kateri is a seasoned marketer with over 20 years of experience in strategic planning, brand management, digital and ecommerce strategy, and competitive analysis. She comes to Rice with a broad knowledge of industries. Most recently, Kateri worked for Red Fuse Communications, integrated marketing agency dedicated to Colgate-Palmolive within WPP, a British ad agency. Previously, she has worked at Avon Products, Vivaldi Partners, American Express, Thomson Reuters and American Airlines. Kateri is skilled at using analytics to drive marketing decisions that build brand equity and customer loyalty. She is a proven leader and collaborator who can gain support across functional teams and drive large-scale projects from ideation to completion.
Kateri has experience working within multiple industries including airline, advertising, consumer products, direct selling, and financial services. She received her MBA in strategy and marketing from Yale School of Management and her BSM, Magna Cum Laude, in marketing and finance from Tulane University. She currently lives in Houston with her husband and daughter.