Kristi Katz

Kristi Katz is Chicago Director of Field Operations with Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen (WCK). During the pandemic, she sourced, coordinated, and onboarded local restaurants for preparation and delivery of over 250,000 meals to frontline workers, senior and community organizations, and families facing food insecurity in Chicago’s West and South Sides. WCK restaurants (neighborhood restaurants as well as Chicago institutions like Gibsons) prepare high-quality, nutritious meals in response to the hunger crisis furthered by the pandemic, while enabling these restaurants to maintain employment for their workers. StreetWise, YWCA, and many community organizations are the wonderful recipients of this food program. Katz is currently serving as Director of Business Development for Consero Group, where she brings senior executives together to build relationships and gain insights through unique intimate in-person learning opportunities.