Catherine Hill

Blogger, Business mentor, Care taker, Change Agent, Connector, Educator/Teacher, Entrepreneur, Environmentalist, Lawyer, Startup

2012-present, F. William Harder Chair of Business, Skidmore College. The William Harder Chair of Business Administration is designed to make possible the appointment from beyond the Skidmore faculty of a distinguished executive at the senior level, who will teach a variety of courses, participate in the development of the College program in business and in the interactions between the Management and Business Department and the liberal arts program, and energetically enhance Skidmore's contacts with the leaders of both the Saratoga and the national business communities. 2010-Present, CooperHill. Founder of strategic consultancy focused on forming strategic relationships between educational institutions, government and industry. Representative clients include: College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering and EYPAE: Assist CNSE and EYPAE develop funding strategy to build the first Zero Energy Nano Building (ZEN Building) on the planet. Syracuse University: Assisted Syracuse University in responding to a $130mm funding opportunity from the Department of Energy to improve energy efficiency in the built environment. Worked with the Syracuse Center of Excellence and the Partnership for New York City to coordinate and manage a network of nine New York based colleges and universities; public and private research labs; construction, engineering and architecture firms; labor organizations; finance and insurance institutions; real estate owners and developers; marketing and media firms; utilities; workforce development and innovation organizations; and state and local governments. Brookhaven National Laboratory: Assisted Brookhaven in developing programs for Start-Up America. Arranged a meeting with Brookhaven scientists, angel investors and serial entrepreneurs at the Museum of Space in Long Island, keynoted by Senator Schumer. 2009-Present, Adjunct Professor, Union Graduate College, Schenectady, New York. Teach courses on opportunities and challenges presented by the confluence of climate change, the regulatory landscape of energy markets, and sustainability. 2009-Present, Vice Chair of the Board and Chair of the Governance Committee, New York Battery and Energy Storage Consortium, Albany, New York. Founding member of a NYSERDA funded effort to establish New York State as a leader in energy storage technology. 2010-Present, Member Advisory Board, iClean. Founding board member of the energy incubator at the College of Nanoscale Engineering, Albany, NY. 2005-Present, Member Advisory Board, RPI Severino Center for Entrepreneurship, Rensselaer, NY. 2000-2010, Director, Albany Law School Science and Technology Law Center, Albany, NY. 2005-2010, Counsel and Co-Chair of the Clean Tech Practice Group, Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna, Albany, New York. Founded the Clean Tech practice group at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna and grew the practice to over $3mm in three years. Manage matrixed team of attorneys and other professionals in the siting, permitting, construction, financing and operation of utility scale wind parks, solar installations and bio fuel facilities. 2008-2010, Sustainability Consultant, Albany, New York. Provided sustainability consulting services and carbon mitigation strategies to colleges and universities through a joint venture with EYP Architects and Engineers. 2000-2005, Vice President Corporate Development and General Counsel, MTI MicroFuel Cells, Inc. (MTI Micro) and Mechanical Technology Inc. (MTI), Albany, New York. Responsible for legal compliance, corporate communications, government relations, human resources and strategic planning for Mechanical Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTY). Lead strategic transactions for MTI and MTI Micro with Detroit Edison, Plug Power, DuPont, Gillette/Duracell, Intermec, and others. Managed grants for MTI Micro with DOE, DARPA, NIST, NASA and NYSERDA. 1998-2000, Sole Proprietor, Catherine S. Hill, PLLC, Troy, New York. Founded boutique legal firm dedicated to servicing the needs of small, start-up technology ventures. Provided strategic advice to start-up companies including Map Info and Vicarious Visions (creator of Guitar Hero). 1996-1998, Partner, Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna, Albany New York. Represented First Albany Companies in its hostile takeover of Mechanical Technical Technology, Inc. and led the transaction that formed Plug Power, the first fuel cell manufacturer in the United States to go public. 1990-1995, Associate, WilmerHale, Washington, D.C. 1988-1990, Clerk, Hon Ruggero Aldisert, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Santa Barbara CA. Non-Profit and Community: 2008-2010, Director, Capital District YMCA Camp 2000-2003, Director, AIDS Council of New York 1996-2000, Director, Wildwood Montessori School Education: J.D., 1988, Albany College of Law, Union University B.S., 1984, Business Administration and Theater, SUNY Albany

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Entreprendeurship, renewable energy, sustainability

I attended TED Global in 2013, which is the first time I had been to Scotland since my family fled as economic refugees in 1968. In 2015, I gave a TEDx talk about my experience in Albany, NY.

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