Cathy Hotka

Cathy Hotka

Principal
Cathy Hotka & Associates

Cathy Hotka knows most of the retail chief information officers in North America, and creates opportunities for retail leaders to network with one another. Her firm creates networking events, summits, and parties, and helps technology companies create go-to-market strategies for retail. Clients include many of the largest technology companies throughout the world.

After starting her career in the White House and on Capitol Hill, Cathy turned to association work. She created the NRF CIO Council, which has changed the way CIOs converse. She established Cathy Hotka & Associates to create communities to facilitate constructive networking and finding new solutions to shared problems. She created the Store Operations Council to give ops leaders a professional network.

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