Catherine Captain

Affiliate Instructor


Catherine Captain is the Vice President of Marketing at T-Mobile for Business since March 2018. She joined T-Mobile as Vice President of Communications in April 2015, responsible for the Office of the CEO, Executive Platforms and Internal Communications. She started her career with a decade in marketing roles at USA TODAY in Washington, D.C. She then moved from print to digital and from east coast to west coast as Vice President of Marketing & Communications for NBC News Digital based on the Microsoft campus near Seattle. She later split her time between Seattle and New York City as the first General Manager for NBC News’ TODAYshow.com. Prior to T-Mobile, Catherine leveraged her deep branding and storytelling expertise to trigger growth for tiny startups and Fortune 500 companies alike. Catherine went to the University of Iowa and double majored in English and Journalism. She earned her master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from Northwestern University, where she served as the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Integrated Marketing Communications. She earned an additional master’s degree in Strategy and Leadership in 2012 as a recipient of the Sloan Fellowship at London Business School.