Catherine F. Corrigan

{{Short description|American engineer}}

Catherine Ford Corrigan is an American bioengineer and business executive.

Corrigan earned a bachelor's of science in engineering at the University of Pennsylvania in 1990. She subsequently earned a master's of science in mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992, then completed a doctorate in mechanical engineering and medical physics via a joint program with Harvard Medical School.{{cite news |title=Catherine Corrigan Ph.D. |url=https://www.exponent.com/people/catherine-corrigan |access-date=18 October 2023 |publisher=Exponent}}{{cite interview |last=Corrigan |first=Catherine |subject-link= |interviewer=Rachel Zhilu Xie |title=Interview With Catherine Corrigan by Rachel (Zhilu) Xie |work=EngineerGirl |date=2022 |publisher= |location= |url=https://www.engineergirl.org/146928/Interview-With-Catherine-Corrigan-by-Rachel-Zhilu-Xie |access-date=18 October 2023}} She is the chief executive officer of Exponent.{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Alisha |title=A woman of influence: Catherine Corrigan's biggest reward: her team |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2019/05/13/catherine-corrigan-exponent.html |access-date=18 October 2023 |work=Silicon Valley Business Journal |date=13 May 2019 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |last1=Downey |first1=Rosellen |title=How Exponent's leader brings an engineer's eye to the CEO's office |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2019/03/22/exponent-ceo-catherine-corrigan-profile.html |access-date=18 October 2023 |work=Silicon Valley Business Journal |date=22 March 2019 |url-access=subscription}}

After completing her academics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Corrigan joined Exponent in 1996. She was promoted in 2002 to principal of the Biomechanics practice, then to corporate Vice President in 2005. After these achievements she was appointed to Vice President of Exponent’s Transportation group in 2012. In this position she oversaw vehicle engineering, biomechanics, human factors, statistical and data sciences practices, and visual communications at Exponent. Four years later, in 2016, Dr. Corrigan was appointed President, two years later becoming Exponent’s CEO in 2018.{{Cite web |title=Catherine Ford Corrigan, Ph.D. - WBC Women CEO Report |url=https://wbcollaborative.org/women_leaders_ceo/catherine-ford-corrigan-ph-d/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Women Business Collaborative |language=en-US}}

In her professional career, Dr. Corrigan focused on the biomechanics of human injury. With the goal to better understand how the human body reacts to specific forces, she studied the relationship that biology and engineering share in biomechanics.

In 2021, Corrigan was elected a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering.{{cite news |title=Dr. Catherine Ford Corrigan |url=https://www.nae.edu/248760/Dr-Catherine-Ford-Corrigan |access-date=18 October 2023 |publisher=United States National Academy of Engineering}}