Cato holds the position of associate professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo. He gained his certification as a Clinical Psychologist (cand.psychol) at the Norwegian University of Technology and Science, Trondheim, Norway in 2003, and proceeded to achieve a PhD in Work and Organisational Psychology at the same university in 2006.
Cato joined the Department of Psychology (PSI) at the University of Oslo, Norway (UiO) in 2007 as an Associate Professor. He served as Head of the Work and Organisational Psychology group between 2010 and 2011 and has been active within the field in a range of research and industrial projects. He is currently teaching in Human Factors courses and provides education and supervision for students in the honours program at UiO.
Cato has supervised over 40 master theses and four PhD candidates.