Katherine is the Director of Business Development and Co-Founder of High Note Wealth and brings over 23 years of wealth management industry expertise to the business. She founded the firm with her brother Michael Forrester on the belief that all clients should be treated like family. Katherine was a recipient of the 2016 Top 50 Women in Business Award (Minneapolis Business Journal) and the 2017 and 2011 Top Women in Finance Award (Finance & Commerce magazine). In addition, she has been a regular contributor to FOX9's morning news show, sharing her expertise on personal finances for families and individuals. Always active in the community, Katherine is a former board member of the Ridgeview Medical Center Foundation and Northwestern Mutual's FRA Board. She continues to give back to others through her work with the Schneewind Family Foundation, Women’s Violence, The Animal Humane Society and the ABC Foundation.

Katherine earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music therapy from the University of Minnesota and holds the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU*) designations.

Katherine lives in Excelsior with her husband, Randy, and son, Remington, who attends Chinese Immersion School at Excelsior Elementary. She has two step-daughters who she adores, Brooke and Kate. Brooke is currently studying interior design at Samford University. Kate is a mental health practitioner at MN Adult & Teen Challenge and lives with her son Mason and husband Kevin, who is retired from the US Marine Corp and is currently pursuing his degree at the University of St. Thomas, in Minneapolis. A former country music singer and avid musician, Katherine also enjoys traveling, family gatherings and self­ improvement pursuits. On September 8, 2013, she achieved her lifelong goal of finishing the lronman Triathalon in Madison, Wisconsin where she swam, biked and ran 140.6 miles with a finishing time of 14:02:02.