, ▁who ▁became ▁Cy borg ▁Super man . ▁ ▁Cal ista ▁F lock hart ▁as ▁Cat ▁Grant ▁( season ▁ 1 ; ▁guest ▁seasons ▁ 2 – 3 ): ▁The ▁out ward ly ▁shall ow ▁and ▁super f icial ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁media ▁con gl omer ate ▁Cat Co ▁World wide ▁Media , ▁who ▁feels , ▁since ▁she ▁" brand ed " ▁K ara ▁as ▁" Super g irl ", ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁propriet ary ▁cust ody ▁over ▁the ▁new ▁hero . ▁Before ▁she ▁founded ▁Cat Co , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁g oss ip ▁column ist ▁at ▁the ▁Daily ▁Planet , ▁and ▁before ▁that , ▁the ▁personal ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁Daily ▁Planet ▁Editor - in - Ch ief , ▁Perry ▁White . ▁Cat ▁investig ates ▁and ▁reve als ▁that ▁Super g irl ▁is ▁Super man ' s ▁cousin , ▁which ▁then ▁causes ▁K ara ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁target ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁Super man ' s ▁ro g ues ▁gallery . ▁Cat ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁ment or ▁to ▁K ara , ▁disp ens ing ▁advice ▁about ▁being ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁a ▁man ' s ▁world . ▁In ▁the ▁episode ▁" Host ile ▁Take over ", ▁she ▁suspect s ▁that ▁K ara ▁is ▁Super g irl . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁episode ▁of ▁season ▁two , ▁Cat ▁announ ces ▁she ▁is ▁taking ▁a ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁from ▁Cat Co , ▁leaving ▁James ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁her ▁stead . ▁In ▁season ▁three , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁Press ▁Secretary ▁for ▁President ▁Oliv ia