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Kathleen Mitford is an American designer and businessperson. She is Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Strategy Officer at PTC (software company). Mitford joined PTC in 2006.

Education
Kathleen Mitford attended Philadelphia University in Philadelphia, PA now Thomas Jefferson University, where she earned a BS degree.

Career
Mitford was appointed EVP and Chief Strategy Officer on January 1, 2020. In this role, Mitford is responsible for overseeing critical strategic functions, including portfolio management, the company's strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Strategic Alliances, Corporate Marketing, and PTC Academic. Before her appointment to Chief Strategy Officer, as EVP of Products she led both the Product and Research and Development (R&D) organizations. As Corporate Vice President of Strategy, Mitford was a driving force in PTC’s focus on the internet of things (IoT). Earlier in her PTC career, Mitford focused on manufacturing verticals (auto, aerospace & defense, electronics & hi-tech, medical devices, and heavy equipment). She joined PTC to lead the company's entrance into retail Product Line Management. In her first job, Mitford pivoted from fashion designer to technology implementer when her menswear manufacturer employer asked her to lead the implementation of a PDM (Product Data Management) system. She joined the technology sector when the PDM software supplier offered her a job.

Boards of Directors

Mitford serves on the board for the Massachusetts High Tech Council.

Outside Leadership Activities

Mitford is a keen advocate for advancing diversity and inclusion, and promoting greater inclusion of women in science and technology, internally at PTC and externally as an industry expert, speaker and panelist.

Awards and accolades

 * 2020 Feature Profile in the Annual Women in Engineering (WIE) Issue of Design World Online.
 * 2019 Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council's Tech Excellence Leadership Award 2019.
 * 2018 Ranked in the top 10 on IIoT One’s Top 100 IoT Influencers list.
 * 2015 STEP Award Honoree.