Katherine Matthew-Parker has a decade of experience working in the health and wellbeing arena ranging from elite training of professional athletes, to directing a wellness division, all the way to her current role at the Timken Company as Global Corporate Wellbeing Lead. Katherine leads Timken’s corporate health and wellbeing programs and practices around the world, leveraging her experience and education to approach strategy and design through an innovative, inclusive, and data-backed lens. She believes in a bold, empowering approach.  Intertwining social determinants, healthcare plans and claims, benefits data and policies, and engagement metrics to create forward-thinking solutions that tackle, and impact, employees’ holistic wellbeing needs, company culture, and company profits.

Katherine is a graduate of Pittsburg State University, where she received her Master’s Degree in Health and Human Performance with a concentration in Wellness. She has also obtained her Insurance Broker License and is a Certified Wellness Specialist.

The Timken Company is a world-leader in friction management solutions, which has earned accolades such as World’s Most Ethical Companies, America’s Best Employers, and America’s most Responsible Companies - just to name a few. In 2022, The Timken Company joined a short list of companies celebrating 100 consecutive years on the New York Stock Exchange.