Catherine Hill
Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna
Counsel
(518)487-7728
Please describe your experience with NY-BEST:
I have attended every NY-BEST meeting since the scoping meeting last year. I have tried to offer practical, unbiased, honest advice on the structure and formation of NY-BEST. I am committed to the mission of NY-BEST and believe that the process of bringing together New York’s diverse assets will empower us to compete with the rest of the country and the world as we strive to solve the problem of energy storage.
Please describe your experience with the Battery & Energy Storage Industry:
I founded the CleanTech practice at Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna, where we have sited over 800MW of wind energy in the last three years, and have represented developers and innovators in the solar, energy storage, geothermal, energy efficiency, smart grid and lighting industries. As former Vice President of Corporate Development for MTI Microfuel Cells, I am very familiar with the energy storage industry and markets, because MTI viewed energy storage companies as its primary competitors. I have also entered into strategic transactions with energy storage companies including Duracell and Beacon Power.
Please describe why you would be a good candidate for the board:
First, I bring a unique expertise to the board. I have experience with not-for-profit companies, Sarbanes Oxley, corporate ethics and conflicts of interest, IP strategies, finance and investing, and growing start-up companies. I was lead attorney on the transaction that created Plug Power and was a founder of MTI Microfuel Cells. I have been inside and outside counsel to a number of energy companies and have a depth of contacts with VCs, private equity companies, mezzanine finance and project finance companies. Second, I bring a great enthusiasm and commitment to the mission of NY-BEST.
Brief Bio:
Counsel, Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna founded that firm’s CleanTech practice where they have sited over 800MW of wind energy in the last three years, and have represented developers and innovators in the solar, energy storage, geothermal, energy efficiency, smart grid and lighting industries. As former Vice President of Corporate Development for MTI Microfuel Cells, she worked with the energy storage industry and markets. She has also entered into strategic transactions with energy storage companies including Duracell and Beacon Power.
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