Katherine Farley served as Senior Managing Director during her 32-year career at Tishman Speyer, a global property developer and fund manager. She led Tishman Speyer’s businesses in Germany, China, Brazil, and India at different times, retiring in 2016.  

Katherine served as Chair of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts from 2010-2023, when she became Chair Emerita. She has been deeply involved at Lincoln Center since 1999, having served on the boards of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra (1999-2005) and Lincoln Center Theater (2002-2005). She also chaired the Lincoln Center Redevelopment Project from 2006-2010, a $1.2 billion comprehensive renovation of the campus. Beginning in 2015 by securing the initial $100 gift to catalyze the new David Geffen Hall renovation, Katherine has overseen the project from its inception to completion. She still serves on the Lincoln Center Board and Executive Committee.

Katherine has served as Co-Chair of the International Rescue Committee from 2016-2019, a nonprofit organization that focuses on emergency relief and resettlement of refugees, after having served on their Board of Trustees from 1998-2009 and their Board of Overseers from 2009-2015. She has served as a Trustee of Rockefeller University since 2015 and has previously served on the Boards of The Andrew J. Mellon Foundation (2015-2021), Brown University (2004-2010), Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (2001-2010) and the Lang Lang International Music Foundation (2012-2016.) Ms. Farley was Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Brearley School in New York City from 1999 to 2007 and is Chairman Emerita of Women In Need.

She received her BA from Brown University and MFA in Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.