Catharine MontgomerySpeaker · Advisor · AI Trainer
Speaking, AI training and advisory for leaders responsible for trust.
Catharine Montgomery, Founder and CEO
Better Together Agency
Catharine Montgomery works with conferences, executive teams and organizations that need clear guidance on crisis response, responsible AI, governance and public accountability.
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Keynotes, fireside chats, panels and moderated conversations on crisis, trust, communications and responsible AI.
AI training
Practical sessions for boards, executive teams and communications staff on AI use, bias, privacy, human review and governance.
Advisory
Project based counsel on crisis readiness, AI governance, communications risk and executive decisions.
Speaking, training and advisory engagements are paid. Fees depend on the format, preparation, audience, travel and level of support.
Selected speaking engagements
These are a few of the conferences and university programs where Catharine has spoken.
AI policy credential · 2026
Policy training with distinction.
Catharine Montgomery completed the Center for AI and Digital Policy AI Policy Clinic with distinction. The program covers research, writing and policy analysis in artificial intelligence policy.
AI Accelerator · 2026
AI learning for communications work.
Catharine Montgomery received Ragan’s AI Accelerator badge through the 2026 AI Horizons Conference, where she also spoke on a panel. The program focuses on practical AI tools and responsible use in communications.
About Catharine
Communication is a leadership choice.
Catharine Montgomery brings 18 years of experience across public relations, public affairs, crisis counsel and agency leadership. As Founder and CEO of Better Together Agency, she works with organizations navigating complex social issues and emerging technology. Meet the agency ↗
Her perspective draws on social impact campaigns, founder experience, crisis counsel and research on AI bias. Across those settings, she asks whose experience counts, how decisions are made and what organizations must do to earn trust.
From research to product
Catharine built TogetherAI.
She created TogetherAI through Better Together Agency to support small nonprofit and advocacy teams with communications work. The platform works from each organization’s materials and voice, with people responsible for review and final decisions.
Her AI talks draw on the decisions involved in building a tool, her policy training and her communications work.
Recognition
Recent recognition and credentials.
Vital Voices Visionaries
Vital Voices Visionaries alumna, 2023. View the Vital Voices profile ↗
Ragan Top Women in Marketing
Named in the AI and Innovation Leaders category. See the honoree list ↗
Stevie Awards for Women in Business
Better Together Agency is a finalist for Most Innovative Company of the Year, 10 or Less Employees. Award placements are pending.
Black Women Leading in AI
Featured in the AI Policy category. View the feature ↗
Earlier recognition includes Catharine’s 2024 Silver Stevie Award for Female Entrepreneur of the Year and PRNEWS Top Women recognition. She is also a member of AI-Powered Women ↗.
Who this is for
A useful conversation for the people in the room.
Catharine adapts each session to the audience and the decisions they will make after the event.
Selected appearances
A wider set of rooms and conversations.
Ragan AI Horizons
Catharine joined a panel on 20 practical communications and marketing prompts, including ways to work through high-stakes crisis moments. A Google DeepMind communications leader joined the discussion.
She Speaks CEO Conference
A fireside conversation on AI governance, bias, guardrails and leadership.
George Mason University
Before You Build the Campaign explored why research, situation analysis and crisis preparation come before a recommendation.
AI for Nonprofits and Advocacy Summit
Sessions on AI adoption, organizational voice, data and community trust.
SXSW · Ellevoy
Catharine joined the launch conversation for Ellevoy, a platform focused on access to capital and talent for women and underserved entrepreneurs.
Congressional Black Caucus event
Catharine led a crisis scenario where participants built a response and answered the questions they would face as events unfolded.
Also: University of Maryland MBA panel ↗ · Marketing 2.0 Conference · Speechwriters of Color ↗
Speaking and media
Catharine on stage and in the story.
Selected moments from events and coverage.
In print
A few stories beyond the stage.
Book contribution
Own Your Next Move
Catharine contributed a testimonial to Susan Chu’s book and was featured on its cover.
Book contribution
Redefining Networking
Catharine contributed her perspective to Monique Kelley’s book on building meaningful professional relationships.
Auburn University
Harbert Magazine ↗
The Spring 2025 alumni notes featured her agency and AI bias research.
University of Maryland
Terp Magazine ↗
The Class Notes section recognized Catharine, MBA ’19, for a Stevie Awards finalist honor.
Podcasts and coverage
Hear the conversations. Read the work.
Podcast and recorded conversations
PR Council · AI Loves PR
Catharine on AI bias and agency leadershipOn ethical awareness and practical AI use in agency work.
Marketing Agency Power Hour
Marketing that connectsOn inclusive marketing, accessibility and bias in AI.
Reframing Perspectives
How AI bias is failing social impact missionsOn building technology with equity in mind.
Business Schooled
What your MBA did not teach you about starting a businessA conversation on Catharine’s founder journey and agency growth.
AI Marketers Guild
Unveiling bias in AI insightsA recorded discussion for marketers on bias and social impact.
Select media coverage
Authority Magazine
Catharine Montgomery on the future of artificial intelligenceNasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
Faces of Entrepreneurship: Catharine MontgomerySpeaking topics
Ideas the audience can use.
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Communications for social impact
Build campaigns around community context, access and accountability. Catharine draws on work in education, environmental issues, labor rights and advocacy to connect a message with action.
02
Research before the message
Use listening, situation analysis and evidence to identify the real problem before choosing a campaign, policy position or public response.
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Governance and accountability
Turn values into decision rules: who has authority, whose concerns are heard and when leaders should pause, respond or change course.
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Crisis, trust and public response
Use research, stakeholder context and preparation to decide when to speak, what to say and what action must support the message.
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AI governance, bias and human judgment
Examine how AI decisions affect people and set review, privacy and approval practices teams can use.
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Founder leadership and agency building
Build an organization whose choices about clients, teams and growth reflect its values.
Research in practice
Grounded in what people experience.
Catharine leads Better Together Agency’s Biases in Generative AI research. Published findings inform her speaking, advising and AI training on bias, trust and communications risk.
Speaking, advising and AI training requests
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