19 Facts About Katie McGinty

Kathleen Alana McGinty was born on May 11,1963 and is a retired American politician and former state and federal environmental policy official.

Katie McGinty served as an environmental advisor to Vice President Al Gore and President Bill Clinton.

Katie McGinty was an unsuccessful candidate for the governorship in 2014.

Katie McGinty served as the Senior Vice President of the Oceans Program for the Environmental Defense Fund.

Katie McGinty graduated from St Hubert Catholic High School for Girls, Saint Joseph's University in 1985, and Columbia Law School in 1988.

Katie McGinty earned a Judicial Clerkship appointment to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington upon graduating from Columbia.

Katie McGinty won a Congressional Fellowship after crafting a strategy to bring technology jobs back to the United States and became a legislative assistant to Al Gore when he was serving as a US Senator from Tennessee.

Katie McGinty chaired the White House Council on Environmental Quality from 1995 to 1998.

Katie McGinty moved to India in 1999 where she worked at the Tata Energy Research Institute, forging new partnerships between US and Indian clean energy companies to help address climate change, an effort that supported the negotiation of new environmental agreements between the US and India.

Katie McGinty started her own small company, and has been a Director on public and private company boards.

Specifically, Katie McGinty served as Chair of the Audit Committee of Iberdrola USA, as Chair of the Nuclear Subcommittee of the Board of NRGEnergy, and as member of the boards of Weston Solutions, ECORE International Inc.

Katie McGinty served on the Advisory Boards of early stage companies including Petra Solar, AE Polysilicon, Plextronics and GridPoint.

Katie McGinty currently serves on the boards of the Energy Futures Initiative, the Committee of Seventy, and the American Sustainable Business Council.

Katie McGinty received Honorary Doctorates from Muhlenberg University, Dickinson College, and Clarion State University.

Katie McGinty was named a Global Leader for Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland.

Katie McGinty was awarded the Ansel Adams Award by the Wilderness Society for Exceptional Commitment to Conservation.

Katie McGinty finished fourth in the primary behind Allyson Schwartz, Rob McCord, and eventual general election winner Tom Wolf, who appointed her his chief of staff.

Katie McGinty served in that capacity from January 2015 until July 2015, amid speculation that she was considering running for the United States Senate in the 2016 election.

Katie McGinty was endorsed by EMILY's List, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, and President Barack Obama.