# Catherine Kleinmuntz

> Catherine Kleinmuntz co-founded Strata Decision Technology with her husband, Don, in 1996 and served as president and CEO until its 2011 sale. She is a principal at Chicago-based Kleinmuntz Associates and co-executive director of the Kleinmuntz Family Foundation, combining startup advice, investment and philanthropy. The couple funded the Catherine and Don Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society at the University of Illinois.

- **Role:** Principal at Kleinmuntz Associates; Co-Executive Director at Kleinmuntz Family Foundation
- **Organizations:** Strata Decision Technology, Kleinmuntz Associates, Kleinmuntz Family Foundation, Kaufman Hall and Associates, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Entrepreneurship Advisory Group
- **Education:** B.A., Biological Sciences, University of Chicago, M.A., University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, Ph.D., University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, MBA, concentrations in finance and hospital administration, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led Strata from its 1996 origin to its 2011 private equity sale., Designed Kaufman Hall’s financial forecasting system and led its software operations., Co-funded a university center supporting commercialization, professional development and public engagement.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1996** — Led software operations at Kaufman Hall and Associates, rose to vice president and designed its financial forecasting system.
- **1996** — Co-founded Strata Decision Technology with Don Kleinmuntz in their Champaign basement.
- **1999** — Listed with Don as a presenter on StrataCap and on integrating forecasting with decision analysis at an INFORMS meeting.
- **2011** — Strata sold to Veronis Suhler Stevenson; Catherine’s tenure as president and CEO ended, followed by several years as executive adviser.
- **2013** — Kleinmuntz Associates founded in Chicago.
- **2018** — Established Kleinmuntz Family Foundation with Don.
- **2019** — Launch of the Catherine and Don Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society.
- **2020** — Named among America-Israel Chamber of Commerce Chicago Business Leadership Award recipients.
- **2021** — Joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Entrepreneurship Advisory Group, according to her LinkedIn profile.
- **2023** — Publicly celebrated the Strata-Syntellis combination.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led Strata from its 1996 origin to its 2011 private equity sale.
- Designed Kaufman Hall’s financial forecasting system and led its software operations.
- Co-funded a university center supporting commercialization, professional development and public engagement.
- Recipient of a 2020 America-Israel Chamber of Commerce Chicago Business Leadership Award.

## Latest updates

- **2023-08** — Celebrated the combination of Strata and Syntellis on LinkedIn; Roper announced the acquisition on August 8 after its August 7 closing.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kleinmuntzassociates.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-kleinmuntz-6608426

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