[1][2] She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, awarded by United States International University Africa, in Nairobi.
She then graduated from the Advanced Management Program of Strathmore Business School, also in Nairobi.
At one time she served as the general manager in charge of distribution at AIG Kenya.
Later, she was promoted to Acting Managing Director, serving in that capacity for six months, before she was confirmed as CEO.She is a former CEO at Jubilee General Insurance Kenya (now Jubilee Allianz General Insurance Ltd) [1][2][3] In 2016, Catherine Igathe was appointed as a non-executive director of Centum Investments, a Kenya-based publicly-traded investment company, whose stock is listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange and on the Uganda Securities Exchange.
[3][4] She is married to Polycarp Igathe, and together are the parents of three children, one son and two daughters.