Kate Bergstrom

As a leader and consultant in communications, EDIJ, and strategic planning, Kate focuses on moving collaborators effectively through sticking points. At Stand & Deliver, Kate works with clients such as Caterpillar and Cisco to embolden them to find powerful physiological presence, concision, and mission-focused clarity. Kate is also the proud founder of On The Verge, a fiscally sponsored performing arts non-profit focused on new work development encouraging cultural expansion.

As a professional theater and opera director based in New York, Kate knows firsthand the power great storytelling has to bring people together. A former Critic at Rhode Island School of Design, NYU & The New School as well as a guest lecturer at UC Santa Barbara and UC Los Angeles, Kate takes pride in helping students, colleagues and innovators thrive. A proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers union, Kate holds a B.A. from The University of California, Los Angeles, and an M.F.A. in Directing from Brown University.