Cathy Smith

WLC Keynote Speaker Cathy Smith
Cathy Smith
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Target

2019 Women's Leadership Conference Keynote Speaker

About

Cathy Smith is executive vice president and chief financial officer for Target and a member of its executive leadership team. Her responsibilities include treasury and tax, internal and external financial reporting and operations, financial planning and analysis, internal audit, investor relations, and Target’s financial and retail services business.

Prior to joining Target in 2015 as chief financial officer, Smith served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Express Scripts, a Fortune 20 company and the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager with $100 billion in revenue. Smith also has held CFO positions at Walmart International, GameStop, and others.

In addition to her Target responsibilities, she serves on the boards of Baxter International, Inc. and the Carlson School.

She received her BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara and her MBA from the University of Southern California.