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Kathy Hopinkah Hannan, Ph.D., C.P.A. is a former global lead partner, national managing partner and vice chairman of KPMG, LLP. Dr. Hannan has over 35 years of industry experience and held numerous leadership roles during her distinguished career with KPMG, including senior advisor for KPMG’s Board Leadership Center and National Leader Total Impact Strategy, national managing partner of diversity and corporate responsibility, and Midwest Area managing partner, KPMG’s tax services. While at KPMG, Dr. Hannan also founded the KPMG Women’s Advisory Board, with the objective to improve the retention and advancement of women in the workplace. In addition to her roles at KPMG, as a Native American Indian and member of the Ho-Chunk Nation Tribe, Dr. Hannan served on President George W. Bush’s National Advisory Council on Indian Education.

Currently, Dr. Hannan serves on the board of directors of Otis Worldwide, Carpenter Technology Corporation, and Annaly Capital Management, Inc. She is chair of the board of trustees and a member of the Executive Committee of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, trustee of the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board, and an active member of the Women Corporate Directors. From 2014 to 2020, Dr. Hannan served as chairman of the board and national president for Girl Scouts of the USA.

Dr. Hannan received a Ph.D. in Leadership/Ethics from Benedictine University and a B.A. from Loras College. She is also a graduate of the Chicago Management Institute at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, and the Institute of Comparative Political & Economic Systems at Georgetown University.