Kathleen (Katie) McGinty

Kathleen “Katie” McGinty is Vice President & Chief Sustainability, Government and Regulatory Affairs Officer for Johnson Controls, a leading energy efficiency and buildings technology company. Katie helps drive JCI top tier sustainability performance including recognition as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations and AAA MSCI ESG Rating and government policies encouraging smart buildings and energy efficiency. Katie has over 25 years of public and private sector experience. A recognized innovator in clean energy and environmental protection, Ms. McGinty champions technology development, sustainability, and creative policies to solve tough environmental problems. Her public sector career includes serving as Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and as Deputy Assistant to the President (1993-1998), as Pennsylvania Secretary of Environmental Protection (2003-2008), and as Chair of the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (2004-2008). Ms McGinty currently serves on the boards of the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation, ConocoPhillips, and MN8 Energy. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from St. Joseph's University and a law degree from Columbia University. She also served as a Senior Visiting Fellow at TERI in New Delhi, India and is the proud recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, including honorary doctorates from Muhlenberg University, Dickinson College, and Clarion State University. She is the Woman of Conservation Lifetime Achievement Awardee of PennFuture, "Global Leader for Tomorrow" (World Economic Forum), "Business Leader of the Year" (Woman's Network for a Sustainable Future), the "Ansel Adams Award" of the National Wildlife Federation, "Woman of the Year" (Women's Council on Energy and the Environment), and Rated #1 Woman in Sustainability by Sustainability Magazine.