Background
Yates, Kathleen Barrett was born on July 28, 1954 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of William Kirby and Beatrice Mabel Yates.
Yates, Kathleen Barrett was born on July 28, 1954 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of William Kirby and Beatrice Mabel Yates.
Bachelor in Economics, Trinity College, 1976. Master of Business Administration, Stanford University, 1981.
Vice chairman American Leadership Forum of Silicon Valley. Founder, board directors CareerPath (now CareerBuilder), Classified Ventures. Founder, vice president, business development & interim Chief Executive Officer Knight Ridder Digital.
President, chief operating officer Marketwatch.com (now Dow Jones/NewsCorp). Vice president, product development Women.com. Economist Gordian Associates, Washington, 1976—1979.
Assistant to public Mercury News, San Jose, California, 1981—1982, Chief Financial Officer, 1982, director, finance San Jose, California, 1982—1986, senior vice president, general manager, 1988. Assistant to president Knight Ridder Inc., Miami, Florida, 1986—1988. Chief Executive Officer AllBusiness (acquired by Dun & Bradstreet corporation), 2007.
Senior warden St Jude's Episcopal Church. President, chief operating officer Teachscape. Board directors ReSurge International.
Trustee San Jose Repertory Theater, 1984-1986, San Jose Museum of Art, 1988-1990, Station KTEH Public television, San Jose, since 1988, Health Dimension, Inc., San Jose, since 1989.
Married Peter Andrew Troop, July 6, 1986. Children: Jay Robinson, Tora Ballad.