Married to Howard Katz; previous marriage to billionaire Stephen Schwarzman ended in divorce
Mother of Zibby Right and Teddy Schwarzman

Trustee, Northwestern University
Board member, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Board member, the Lincoln Center Theater
Board member, Child Study Center
Board member, Phoenix Art Museum

In 2005, she made a $1 million gift to Northwestern to establish the Ellen Philips Katz Directorship of the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art.

Donated $3.1 million to the Phoenix Art Museum to create the Ellen and Howard C. Katz Wing for Modern Art.