Dr Cath Bishop

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Olympian, former diplomat, leadership expert and author

Dr Cath Bishop is an Olympian, former diplomat, business coach and author. She competed in rowing at three Olympic Games, winning World Championships gold and Olympic silver. As a diplomat for the British Foreign Office for 12 years, Cath specialised in policy and negotiations on conflict issues, with postings to Bosnia and Iraq. Cath now works in leadership development with a focus on building high performance teams and inclusive cultures and teaches on Executive Education programmes at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University. Cath speaks at events globally on topics of leadership, cultural change and inclusion. Her first book ‘The Long Win: the search for a better way to succeed’ was described by the FT as 'a deep and rewarding exploration of human motivation', published in October 2020.