Kathryn Koehler

Kathryn Koehler is the Director of Productivity Engineering at Netflix. Her teams focus on the development environment and associated experiences that enable and empower developers at Netflix to bootstrap, code, build, test, debug, and maintain software more effectively and efficiently. Before Netflix, she was the VP of Engineering for the Science Initiative at Chan Zuckerberg (CZI), where her teams built applications, tools, and platforms for biomedical researchers to accelerate scientific discovery. She has worked in various areas, including productivity, entertainment, gaming, automotive, and finance. She enjoys people leadership and creating environments where everyone can do their best work. Kathryn also serves as a mentor and coach for leaders within the tech industry. Off the job, you can find her railing against social media, biking, running, or embarrassing her two adult children. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, a degree she uses solely to fix cars and bicycles or assemble furniture.