Kate Locken - Nominee for Career Catalyst Award - 2023 Campus Recruiting Choice Awards

Kate is a Talent Acquisition Leader at Cargill passionate about future talent and building diverse teams. Kate has 20 years of talent acquisition experience with Cargill in both North America and Europe. She has recruited at the university to senior leader levels, as well as acted as an enterprise talent acquisition consultant, leading talent fulfillment strategies for MADJV work. Kate rejoined the University team at Cargill in fall 2022 and finds early career talent energizing through the many opportunities for impact business partnering and building future talent for Cargill.

Career Highlight

"Our Cargill Thrive Program provides about 200 students scholarships each year with a focus on US Minorities and females in STEM and Agriculture fields. This program goes beyond scholarship dollars by also providing mentorship, development opportunities to students, and opportunities to interview for internships and full-time roles. We focus on six university partnerships with executive sponsors, including HBCUs and HSI institutions and NMOs. This year, Cargill increased our contributions by including a first-time Thurgood Marshall College Fund grant to include in this Cargill Thrive Program, as well as increasing our scholarships and funding with MANRRS and ALPFA. We are truly excited about the broader reach we can have and the ability to offer more than just scholarships."