Safra Ada Catz (Hebrew: צפרא עדה כץ; born December 1961) is an Israeli-American billionaire banker and technology executive.

[1] Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle, stepped down as CEO in 2014, and made Mark Hurd co-CEO with Catz.

[24] After the election of Donald Trump, Catz was one of several high-profile CEOs, including Tim Cook, Sheryl Sandberg and Jeff Bezos, invited to talk with the then president-elect about potentially taking up a position in the incoming administration.

[25] In 2016, Catz was the highest paid female CEO of any US company, earning $40.9 million after a 23% drop in her total compensation relative to 2015.

[26] In 2022, Catz's total compensation from Oracle was $138 million, making her the sixth highest paid CEO in the US that year.

[28] In March 2021 Catz garnered attention for her stock trading, for acquiring 2.25 million shares through the conversion of derivatives, before selling them on the open market at roughly double the price.

[37][33] Bloomberg News reported that these included the positions of Director of National Intelligence and United States Trade Representative.

[39] During the 2018 election cycle, Catz donated over $150,000 to Republican-aligned groups and individuals,[40] including Congressman Devin Nunes.

[42] Catz was a member of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) that was established in 2018 and issued its final report in March 2021.