Catie served as Associate Professor of Public Administration, University of Southern California.

Her research focuses on organisation and systems design, management theory and leadership. She has been a consultant to Southern California Edison, the cities of Los Angeles and Pasadena, and the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment.

Her publications include Innovation and Public Policy and articles in various academic journals. She was a Director at Commonwealth Aluminium.

Catie is a co-author of Systems Leadership: Creating Positive Organisations and The Work of Management.