The Honorable Katherine McCary CEO

The Honorable Katherine McCary, CEO, founded C5 Consulting, LLC, in 2011 after 21 years at Truist as its Chief Disability Officer, where her primary responsibility was developing and leading corporate disability initiatives. During her career, she presented to countless organizations, sharing the first-hand knowledge gained at the bank. As an individual with several non-apparent disabilities, as well as a parent and caregiver of family members with disabilities, she also speaks from a personal perspective.

Katherine created the bank’s first disability-focused ERG, “BankAbility” and expanded it to 15 regions within the bank’s footprint. She built lasting partnerships with state government, universities, and community organizations. Her service on two Workforce Investment Boards led to her appointment by Virginia governors to serve on both the VA Disability Commission and the VA Board for People with Disabilities. Her contributions to Truist’s disability leadership resulted in national recognition including the SHRM HR Magazine 2000 Innovative Practice Award, the 2002 APSE National Employer of the Year Award, the 2002 Disability:IN Exceptional Leadership Award and the US Department of Labor Secretary’s 2004 New Freedom Initiative Award.  As a former US DOL New Freedom Initiative winner, Katherine is a member of the Office of Disability Employment Policy’s Circle. In 2008, she was appointed by President Bush and confirmed by the US Senate to serve on the National Council on Disability, resulting in a lifetime title of “Honorable.” In 2009, she received a Disability:IN Lifetime Achievement Award. She recently served two years as a temporary Policy Advisor to the Office of Disability Employment at the US Department of Labor.

Representing Truist, Katherine served as the founding chair of Disability:IN and was founder and chair of Virginia Ability from 2003- 2009. Upon retirement from Truist in 2011, she transitioned from serving as an original Director to serve as CEO and Executive Director of Disability:IN DC Metro, which has been awarded Affiliate of the Year by Disability:IN in 2013 and 2017.

Katherine is a nationally recognized consultant. She and her team have crafted their expertise to serve corporate clients including Booz Allen Hamilton, Bristol Meyers Squibb, Enterprise Holdings, Fannie Mae, General Dynamics, Genworth Financial, Hershey, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, Northrop Grumman, Motorola, Microsoft, Marriott International, Wells Fargo and others. C5’s clients also include federal and state government, universities, and many non-profit organizations.

Katherine has presented to international, national, state, and regional conference audiences for the past 24 years. She is a SHRM certified Diversity Trainer and an ADA Leadership Network Trainer.