Katie Hall

Katie Hall

Co-Executive Chair, Galvanize Climate Solutions //  Leadership

Galvanize Climate Solutions is a mission driven investment platform built to produce and scale vital climate solutions.

Katie Hall is the Founder and Co-Chair of Hall Capital Partners (“HCP”), an independent, SEC-registered investment advisory firm. Founded in 1994, HCP manages over $40 billion in investment assets for foundations, endowments, and large pools of family capital. She served as CIO/Co-CIO at HCP from 1994 – 2018. Previously Katie was Founder and General Partner of Laurel Management Partners, General Partner of Laurel Arbitrage Partners. Earlier in her career, she was a Partner at HFS Partners and Hellman & Friedman.

Katie has extensive experience in the philanthropic and non-profit arenas. She is currently Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. She is a member of the Board and is Chair of the Investment Committee of SFMOMA. Katie is also a member of the Board of UCSF Foundation and is Chair of the Board for the UCSF Foundation Investment Company. Katie chairs the Investment Committee of the Smithsonian Institution and is a member of the Finance Committee. Previously Katie has served on the boards of a number of civic and educational institutions, including serving as Chair of the Board of Trustees of Princeton University from 2011-2019. Katie was a member of the Board of PRINCO from 1998-2011 and Chair from 2008-2011.

Katie also serves on the boards of Ariat International, San Jose Earthquakes, McEvoy Group, and Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp.