Prior to joining DBM as a consultant and executive coach to senior management leaders in 2001, Katherine Bock spent over 15 years in the financial services arena, most recently as CEO and President of the Kanaly Trust Company, a private trust and financial planning company with in Houston, Texas. She managed 1.5 billion in assets for high net worth individuals with a staff of 80 and a budget of 11 million. She was recruited as the first non-family CEO to transition the company from a family-owned business into a world-class financial planning and asset management organization. She served on the Board of Directors during her tenure.

Ms. Bock began her career in financial services with Texas Commerce Bank in Houston, Texas in the Personal Trust Department and progressed to become a Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust Services in Dallas, Texas for Chase Bank of Texas. She was recruited to lead a turnaround of an organization acquired through purchase. In this role, Ms. Bock was challenged to lead a corporate culture change and efficiency improvement with full P&L responsibility for a budget of $8 million and a staff of 34 professionals. She led the business turnaround, doubling profit margins in less than three years, improving internal audit scores, replaced non-performing staff, consolidated administrative functions and introduced a performance incentive program.