Ellen Katz, originally from Dayton, Ohio, graduated from Northwestern University where she majored in Art History. After working at Harvard Business School as a course assistant, she moved to New York in 1972.

Ellen serves as a trustee of Northwestern University, Mount Sinai Health System, Lincoln Center Theater, the Child Mind Institute, and Phoenix Art Museum, which she chaired 2007-2010. Ellen is a supporter of Arizona State University where she chaired the President’s Council, Honor Health, and the Arizona Science Center.

Ellen splits her time between Carefree, AZ and Bridgehampton, Long Island, NY.