Smartsheet Names Katie Rooney to Board of Directors - Seite 2

About Katie Rooney

Katie Rooney is an experienced CFO, with global experience in finance, operations, business strategy, and investment banking. She is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Alight, a leading cloud-based human capital technology and services provider.

Prior to Alight, Rooney served in a broad range of senior finance leadership roles at Aon. As the CFO for Aon Hewitt, she helped lead the carve-out of Alight from Aon to The Blackstone Group. She served as the CFO for Aon Hewitt’s Outsourcing division and Global Head of Financial Planning and Analysis. Rooney also led corporate finance, corporate M&A, and financial risk management activities within Treasury at Aon. She worked as the COO, Global Finance and Shared Services, leading key global initiatives to drive corporate profitability and shareholder value creation. Prior to joining Aon, Rooney was a Vice President, Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley accountable for primary and secondary coverage of numerous medical technology companies.

She serves on the Board of Trustees for Window to The World Communications, Inc., owner of WTTW and WFMT, Chicago’s public broadcasting television and radio station. Katie holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance from the University of Michigan.

About Smartsheet

Smartsheet is the modern enterprise work management platform trusted by millions of people at companies across the globe, including approximately 85% of the 2023 Fortune 500 companies. The category pioneer and market leader, Smartsheet delivers powerful solutions fueling performance and driving the next wave of innovation. Visit www.smartsheet.com to learn more.

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