Kat Kerr

Kat Kerr is the Area Vice President, Eastern North Carolina, for Charter Communications. She oversees 1,100 employees in the field operations organization who are responsible for the construction, installation, and maintenance of broadband cable services for over 1.3 million customers. Kat began her telecommunications career as an apprentice for British Telecom in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2007. After joining Charter in 2014, Kat progressed through multiple technician levels at an accelerated rate, before moving into a variety of operations and engineering leadership positions. Kat has been a vocal supporter of Charter’s self-progression scheme, which affords technicians the opportunity to earn college credits for completion of an industry-specific curriculum. Through partnership with NCTI, Kat graduated summa cum laude for both her Associates and Bachelor’s degrees, as well as being awarded the distinction of Senior Master Technician. She will graduate from the executive MBA program at UNC-Chapel Hill next month. She is an alumna of the SCTE-Tuck Executive Leadership Program at Dartmouth College. Kat has been an active member of The WICT Network since 2014, previously serving as Membership Director on the boards of both WICT Florida and WICT Carolinas. In 2019, she was named the recipient of the Nomi M. Bergman Fellowship, which recognizes a high potential woman in technology. In 2024, Kat received the Carol A. Hevey award, which is given to a career pioneer that occupies positions traditionally held by men while paving the way for others. Kat is also a long-time member of SCTE, previously becoming the first woman medalist at the Central Florida chapter’s Cable Games. Kat sits on Spectrum’s field operations diversity and inclusion council and is an active member of Spectrum’s LGBT+ business resource group.