Katharine (Kitty) B. Cushing

Founder, Newport Global Summit

Katharine B. Cushing is the Founder of Newport Global Summit and Managing Principal of 7Sisters, LLC, a consulting and events business focused on helping US companies broaden global business relationships. She has led numerous investment forums, briefings, and global leadership retreats throughout her career, most notably, The Newport Global Summit, held annually in Newport, Rhode Island since 2009.

Kitty believes in the power of global partnership, and collaboration, and that the foundation for business begins with the formation of personal relationships.

The 7 Sisters brand is a symbol of this commitment to foster lasting global relationships and is named after Kitty’s step-grandfather, Benjamin Brewster Jennings, Chairman of Socony, who was one of the legendary Seven Sisters of the oil industry and one of the four Standard Oil Company partners to form the early exploration company which became the roots of ARAMCO. Kitty built the NGS inspired by her long-standing career in the investment business and interactions with business leaders, such as her grandfather and great mentor, Forrester (Tim) Clark, former CEO of HC Wainwright & Co., with whom she worked early in her career.

Before Founding 7Sisters in 2011, Kitty served as Senior Vice President at Neuberger Berman in Wealth Management (2004 - 2009). Before this period, Kitty was the Founding Partner of Wainwright Investment Counsel and Managing Director of H.C. Wainwright & Co., in Boston, Massachusetts. Early in her career, she lived in Sydney, Australia, and worked in the Promotions Department at TCN Channel 9.

Kitty has served on numerous boards. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Providence Facilities Management (an affiliate of the Providence Performing Arts Center) (2002 - present). Formerly, she served on the AMIDEAST Board of Directors, The Advisory Council for EFE (Education for Employment), the Board of Directors for the George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom, the Advisory Board of the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy, International Advisory Board of the Anthony Quinn Foundation and the ABANA (Arab Bankers of North America) Board of Directors (2007-2014).

Cell: +1 (646) 512-3998
Email: kitty@newportglobalsummit.com