Cathy Smith has worked at Google since 2005 and currently serves as head of industry for the social and information vertical. In this role, she manages a sales team that designs customized advertising solutions for clients using Google products such as Search, Display, Mobile and YouTube.

Prior to Google, Cathy worked for The Princeton Review and an online advertising start-up called RealNames Corporation. Cathy earned her bachelor’s of arts in international studies and political science with a minor in German from the University of Oregon.