Howard Katz

Howard Katz develops and supports growth efforts across HAVI, including driving the annual strategic planning process and facilitating increased collaboration across the business. Prior to this, Howard served for four years as Chief Operating Officer of The Marketing Store, where he oversaw the strategic development and execution of the company’s business interests across the globe.

Before joining The Marketing Store, Howard was one of the founders and President of Finansure Student Loans, a full-service U.S. based Student Finance Company. In his five years at Finansure, Howard developed the company from a four-person start-up to a multifaceted 300-person national organization serving more than 30,000 borrowers a year and financing over $1 billion in student loan assets.

Prior to Finansure, Howard was one of the founders and the Chief Operating Officer of RollingStone.com, one of the world’s largest online music-based media companies. Under the RollingStone brand and in partnership with Wenner Media, RollngStone.com became a content provider for the majority of the internet’s largest companies including Yahoo, AOL, Microsoft and others. Prior to RollingStone.com, Howard helped develop a medical technology company specializing in neurological services.

Howard earned his Bachelor’s degree in English from The University of Michigan and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Northwestern University.