FactSet Appoints Di Hirji as Chief People & Workforce Transformation Officer
FactSet has announced that Di Hirji has been appointed Chief People & Workforce Transformation Officer, effective August 3, 2026. She will succeed Catrina Harding, who is leaving FactSet after three years and will remain in an advisory capacity through a transition period.
"We are delighted to welcome Di to FactSet," said Sanoke Viswanathan, Chief Executive Officer of FactSet. "As we accelerate our transformation to an AI-native company, how we design our organization, develop our people, and bring human and agentic capabilities together will be central to our success. Di is a proven people leader with deep transformation experience and is well positioned to help us build the workforce of FactSet's next chapter."
Di Hirji most recently served as Chief People Officer for S&P Global Market Intelligence and S&P Dow Jones Indices. Previously, she held senior HR leadership positions at Thomson Reuters and spent eight years in management consulting at Accenture, leading change and organization development programs for Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 clients. Hirji has worked across Europe, Asia, and the Americas over a career spanning more than 20 years.
"FactSet sits at the intersection of data, technology, and AI," said Di Hirji. "Becoming an AI-native company is as much a people story as a technology one — how we work, the skills we build, and how humans and AI come together will define what FactSet becomes. I look forward to building on the foundation Catrina, and the team have put in place, and to helping shape what comes next."
Viswanathan continued, "I want to thank Catrina for her leadership and partnership over the past three years. She has made meaningful contributions to FactSet as a leader and member of our executive team, and in strengthening our People function. We wish her every success in her future endeavors."
"Leading FactSet’s People organization has been one of the greatest privileges of my career,” said Catrina Harding. “I am proud of what we have built together and the foundation we have created for the future. I look forward to partnering with Di to ensure a seamless transition.”
