Bio of Patrick Cataldo
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Patrick Cataldo |
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Managing Director of Open Enrollment Programs, Director, Outreach and Continuing Education |
Introduction
Pat Cataldo is the Associate Dean of Executive Education at Penn State University. He is responsible for the design, development and delivery of executive education programs supporting the needs of customers worldwide. Prior to joining Smeal College of Business, Pat was the Chief Learning Officer for Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), and a Group Vice President for its largest, wholly owned subsidiary, Telcordia Technologies, where he drove the launch of a comprehensive university learning program. During an impressive career in corporate education, he has led employee and customer learning and development in a variety of companies including The Home Depot, Bellcore, Digital Equipment Corporation, and Honeywell Information Services where he held senior level positions. He has traveled extensively establishing education centers and doing business in over twenty countries. He has also lived and worked overseas as the Chief Executive for a sales and service subsidiary. Cataldo holds a bachelor of arts from Saint Francis University, an M.B.A. from Boston College, and an honorary Ph.D. from Grand Valley State University. A former member of the board of directors for the American Society for Training and Development, Sales and Marketing Training, New England Science Center, and the Children's Discovery and Science Museums, he has been an adjunct professor at Brookdale Community College in New Jersey and is also the author of numerous articles on employee, customer, and executive education.