Katherine Borge
Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer
Katherine is the Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of SharpMinds Consulting Engineers, bringing over a decade of experience in business development, strategic marketing, commercial strategy, and executive leadership across healthcare, wellness, and the built environment.
Throughout her career, Katherine has held senior leadership positions across leading healthcare organizations, driving business growth, market expansion, and strategic partnerships. At NMC ProVita, she contributed to the organization's transformation from an 80-bed operation into a diversified post-acute healthcare provider serving thousands of patients across the Middle East.
She subsequently joined Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic UAE as Chief Business Officer before becoming Chief Executive Officer in 2019. During her tenure, she led the organization's operations and expansion, achieving record profitability and clinical success ahead of its acquisition by one of the region’s largest healthcare providers. She also spearheaded the introduction of an electronic patient portal to enhance patient communication and service efficiency.
Her professional experience also includes strategic leadership and advisory roles at Morgan Consulting Engineers, TVM Capital Healthcare, and The Brain & Performance Centre, a DP World company. Earlier in her career, she gained experience at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital, alongside international public health and clinical research initiatives.
At SharpMinds, Katherine oversees business strategy, commercial development, marketing, and strategic partnerships, supporting the firm's continued growth and strengthening its position across the UAE's architecture, engineering, and healthcare design sectors.
Beyond her professional responsibilities, Katherine is a certified yoga teacher with a personal passion for holistic wellness and women’s health advocacy. This passion also shapes her professional outlook, inspiring her to bring a more thoughtful, human-centered approach to the spaces we design and the workplace environments we create.
Katherine graduated from Northeastern University's Bouvé College of Health Sciences in Boston, USA, in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, specializing in Pre-Medicine, earning Magna Cum Laude with Honors Distinction. In 2024, she completed a certificate in Public Relations Strategy at Cornell University, further strengthening her expertise in strategic communications and public relations.
Affiliated with several professional and business networks, including Ellevate, Dubai Business Women Council, REACH Mentoring, and the Northeastern University Alumni Association, Katherine has also earned recognition for her leadership, business acumen, and contributions to the industry.
In 2026, Katherine authored “Transforming Strategy into Growth” for Campaign Middle East, sharing her insights on strategic communications, client engagement, and sustainable business growth. In 2025, she was featured in Gulf Business's Women in Business, sharing career advice and leadership insights. She was also featured in Campaign Middle East in 2024 for her role in SharpMinds' strategic partnership with Solix Marketing Management and her leadership in strategic marketing consultancy.
She was featured in the Empowering Women podcast in 2022 and participated as a panellist at the 5th Arab Women in Leadership and Business Summit in 2020. In 2018, she received the Rising Star of the Year Award from Middle East Economic Digest (MEED), recognizing her business acumen and leadership.
SharpMinds Consulting Engineers
Our founding senior leadership team has over 70 years of cumulative experience in design and project delivery, providing hands-on consultancy services across healthcare, commercial, residential, and urban development sectors.