Kate Thorp is the founder and CEO of Real Girls Media Network. She launched RGM in 2006 with a successful $6M Series A round from former investors of her prior founding companies including WaldenVC and 3i. In 2007, RGM launched two products: its first of three initial consumer sites for girls and women, called DivineCaroline.com, and the RGM Ad Network. In only 11 months, DivineCaroline.com became the 18th largest women's community on the web. In November 2008, Meredith Corporation made a strategic investment in RGM. The two companies will share sales forces and content.

Prior to founding RGM, Kate Thorp was a Venture Partner with Walden VC. Where she advised many of Walden's portfolio companies including Pandora & MeeVee.

In addition, Kate is the former President, Digital Worldwide at AKQA. She oversaw all advertising operations across AKQA's offices in San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., London and Singapore. She was also responsible for greatly expanding AKQA's operations with new clients like ESPN, The Gap, MSN, and Coca-Cola's global account.

Before joining AKQA, Kate was the former Chairman and Chief Marketing Officer of Carat Interactive. Kate came to Carat when her agency Lot21 was acquired in January 2002. She served as president & CEO of Lot21, a digital marketing, media and advertising agency. Her unique background includes experience as television reporter, U.S. congressional aide, writer, media executive, CNET online crusader, co-founder of the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) to starting her own digital communications company Lot21. Recognized by Advertising Age as one of the "Top 25 Women to Watch" and named 2005's Media All Star by OMMA, Kate has shared in all perspectives: Executive, Advertiser, Publisher and trade organizations responsible for providing standards and accountability.

She and her companies have earned numerous awards including Kate's induction in to the Hall of Achievement by the American Advertising Federation, Lot21 named as the IAB's "Agency of the Year", BtoB Magazine's Top 25 BtoB Agencies, Carat's receipt of BtoB's Agency of the Year in 2002 and most recently AKQA has been named Agency of the Year by Creativity Magazine and made the top lists of AdAge, Revolution, OMMMA and others.