We are back for another #FabulousOver40 Fireside Chat 🔥 featuring a conversation with Cate Luzio —who is the Founder and CEO of Luminary, a membership-based global education and professional networking platform for women and their allies.
And Cate is also one of the shining stars I recently featured in the #FabulousOver40 Spotlight Series on LinkedIn.
During our fireside chat, Cate unpacked many nuggets including her overall professional path and journey — from financial services corporate leader, leading up to becoming the founder and CEO of Luminary…
We also discussed insights on how women, particularly in their ‘middle years’ can navigate and thrive in today’s world of work amid gendered ageism, biases, burnout, and their own personal and professional malaise.
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About Cate Luzio
Cate is the Founder and CEO of Luminary, a membership-based global education and professional networking platform for women and their allies, which she launched and self-funded in 2018.
Luminary’s mission is to address the systemic challenges impacting women across all industries and sectors—while also up-lifting, up-skilling, and propelling women forward through all phases of their professional journeys.
Members of Luminary reflect a multigenerational and intersectional community of intrapreneurs, entrepreneurs, and organizations including UBS, JPMorgan Chase, Unilever, Verizon, Goldman Sachs, Mastercard, and others.
As CEO, Cate achieved a significant milestone for the business as Luminary recently announced their acquisition of The Cru, the enterprise peer-coaching service founded by Tiffany Dufu that places women in small accountability cohorts.
And Tiffany also happens to be one of the phenomenal leaders previously featured in this #FabulousOver40 Spotlight Series.
Prior to launching Luminary, Cate cultivated a two-decade successful career as a financial services executive leading global multibillion-dollar businesses.
Most recently, Cate served as Global Head of Multinational Corporate Banking for HSBC, where she managed more than 2,000 employees worldwide. Prior to HSBC, she was Head of Multinational Corporate Banking at J.P. Morgan EMEA based in London.
Cate initially began her career in China working in tech and then relocated to Latin America with Bank of America to work across both consumer and wholesale banking.
No stranger to reward and recognition, Cate was named as American Banker’s ‘Most Powerful Women in Banking’ multiple years in a row, and is a three-time Financial Times Global Diversity Champion, and a two-time Yahoo Finance Diversity Hero.
Cate also serves on the National Board for Girls Inc., is a WE.NYC mentor, and sits on the Boards of Pomp & Whimsy and WaterAid.
Having pivoted from a notable career as a financial services corporate leader to become a fearless force championing women in the workplace, Cate stands as a testament to transformative leadership.
She, without a doubt, will continue to be a leading light and luminary invested in the movement of advancing, amplifying, and accelerating opportunities for those too often overlooked.
And Cate’s vision and resilience ensure that her impact will shine brightly for many years to come.
About the Fabulous Over 40 Fireside Chat Series
The #FabulousOver40 Fireside Chat Series features candid conversations with leaders previously showcased in the Spotlight Series about their professional journey, current high-priority and purpose-driven initiatives—while also deep diving into timeless nuggets and career lessons learned.
#FabulousOver40 Fireside Chat is also being brought to you by Mid-Career Mastery.