Caty Rea

Caty joined Highland in June 2019 after completing her MBA at Harvard Business School. While at HBS, she was a Venture Fellow with Rough Draft Ventures where she sourced and invested in student-founded startups across Harvard, MIT, and the rest of the Boston-area university ecosystem. Between years at business school, Caty interned at BBG Ventures, a New York-based seed fund focused on female-founded companies. She has been inspired every day working with founders and feels very fortunate to help founders make their visions a reality here at Highland.

Prior to HBS, Caty spent 3 years in consulting at McKinsey & Company. At McKinsey, she worked across a variety of businesses in the U.S., Taiwan, and Hong Kong, ranging from Finance & Insurance to Automotive to Consumer. Beyond McKinsey, she has spent time at two early stage startups, PlacePass here in Boston and Homebell in Berlin, Germany.

Caty grew up outside of Boston and received her B.A. in Government and Economics at Harvard University. On the weekends, she can be found outside whatever the season. Skiing or skating in the winter and running, kayaking, or just reading at the beach on Cape Cod in the summer.