General Counsel

Prior to joining Copia Power, Katie was the Vice President of Strategic Development at AES Clean Energy (formerly sPower) where she led the teams responsible for formation of development strategy, market intelligence, pipeline creation, strategic partnerships, and land acquisition. Under Katie's leadership, over 15 GW of new solar and battery storage projects were added to the development pipeline. Before that, Katie was Vice President of Business Development at Heelstone Energy where she originated pipeline acquisitions and formulated and executed a greenfield development strategy for the creation of utility scale solar projects across the United States. Katie began her career in energy as counsel for renewable developers where she represented clients in over $1 billion of tax equity and debt financing transactions and assisted in the development, construction, and financing of over 100 projects representing more than 1 GW of renewable capacity. 
 
Katie holds a J.D. from the Wake Forest University School of Law, where she serves as an adjunct professor of Energy Law. She is licensed to practice in North Carolina, South Carolina, and before the Supreme Court of the United States.  

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of South Carolina.