Our Team
At Peace Catalyst Lab, we believe people are the most exponential technology on earth.
Our team combines decades of experience across diplomacy, technology, and grassroots peacebuilding, philanthropy, bridging global policy, AI innovation, and women-led networks.
Kat Fotovat
Co-Founder
Policy & Global PartnershipsKat Fotovat is the former Acting Ambassador-at-Large in the U.S. Office of Global Women’s Issues, where she led global efforts on gender equality, and the prevention of gender-based violence.
She also served on the White House Gender Policy Council, and as the US Focal Point on Women, Peace, and Security at the UN for nearly a decade. Previously, she served as Principal Deputy Director in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, overseeing over $5 billion in programs supporting civil society and human rights, including transitional justice and internet freedoms.
Fotovat’s U.S. government service also included senior roles at embassies, the Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Bureau of Conflict, Stabilization, Operations, and at USAID.. Prior to her government career, she worked with organizations including UNHCR, UNICEF, ABA-CEELI, and on peace negotiations and post-conflict constitutions with the Nobel-nominated Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG) where she currently serves as a Peace Fellow, focused on AI and Conflict Mediation.
Fotovat is also a Senior Advisor to the Swanee Hunt Foundation on Inclusive Security, and a board member of Afghan Women’s Network International.
Jennifer Bradshaw
Co-Founder
Peace Programming & SystemsJennifer Bradshaw has spent two decades turning bold peace and security ideas into measurable results , from the U.S Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues to war zones.
A trusted strategist to governments, philanthropies, and civil society leaders in over 70 countries, she has raised and managed more than $100M for women-led, locally-driven solutions to violence and insecurity. As steward of the global Women Waging Peace network, she supported over 1,000 women peacebuilders across conflict zones.
She co-designed and scaled the SHE WINS Rapid Response Fund, reaching women leaders in more than 60 countries. Her frontline experience , living and working in places like Ukraine and Afghanistan, gives her rare credibility bridging policy and reality.
Most recently, Bradshaw helped lead U.S. efforts to advance women's participation in the Sudan ceasefire mediation process, ensuring women weren’t sidelined from the table , or the future.
Sabrina Pourmand
Co-Founder
Strategy & PhilanthropySabrina Pourmand is a humanitarian crisis responder and growth leader who has raised and managed over $1B for humanitarian causes.
She advises leaders and organizations around the globe, including: African Leadership Group, Airbnb.org, The Aspen Institute Finance Leaders Fellowship, American Journalism Project, Every.org, The Asian American Foundation.
Pourmand is also is the Founding Executive Director of Rideback Rise, a content accelerator for BIPOC creators, co-founded with Chairman of Netflix Film, Dan Lin. She sits on the board of Forward Global and Founders Pledge, two global philanthropic communities.
Martha Adams
Co-Founder
Storytelling & Media ImpactNamed one of Newsweek’s “125 Women of Impact,” Martha Adams is an Emmy Award–winning filmmaker and impact strategist known for global storytelling campaigns that drive measurable change.
Her work—including Girl Rising (Forbes’ #1 Most Dynamic Social Initiative), We Will Rise: Michelle Obama’s Mission to Educate Girls Around the World (CNN), and She Creates Change (Warner Bros. Discovery, International Women’s Day 2024)—has reached audiences in more than 150 countries and helped shape global policy and funding for girls’ and women’s rights.
Adams is also a Senior Fellow at USC’s Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab, a Film Expert for the U.S. Department of State’s American Film Showcase, a member of the Producers Guild of America, and the former President of Entertainment at Rebel Girls, the award-winning media company behind the NYT-bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series.