Biography

Kathy Elsesser has been a member of our board of directors since January 2025. In addition, Ms. Elsesser currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees and the Audit Chair of the Sesame Workshop. She was formerly a Trustee of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum and a Director of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy. Ms. Elsesser retired from the Goldman Sachs Partnership in 2023 and as a Senior Advisor on January 10, 2025, following more than three decades with the firm, ultimately serving as the Global Chair of the Consumer Retail and Healthcare Groups in the Investment Banking Division (IBD). She was also the Global Chair of Diversity for IBD and a member of the Firmwide Diversity and Partnership Committees. Ms. Elsesser received her Bachelor of Arts degree in management and psychology from Boston College and her M.B.A. in finance and accounting and information systems from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.