Katie Mehnert Explained

Katie Mehnert
Birth Date:27 December 1975
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Louisiana State University
Rice University
Employer:Ally Energy
Years Active:1997–current
Chief Executive Officer
Spouse:Mark Mehnert
Website:www.katiemehnert.com

Katie Mehnert (born December 27, 1975) is an American energy executive, entrepreneur, business author, activist,[1] and speaker. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Ally Energy,[2] an online workforce development platform and career website for the energy industry.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Career

Mehnert worked as a management consultant from 1997–2004 in the energy industry with Enron, Duke Energy, Waste Management, and Entergy. She left her position to join Shell as a global program & change leader in 2004, having stayed for 7 years working in health and safety.[8] She then joined BP as the director of culture, safety and operational risk after the Deepwater Horizon spill.[9] [10]

In 2013, she got the idea of Pink Petro.[11] [12] She left BP to launch Pink Petro in 2014 to focus on improving the livelihoods of women professionals in the energy industry by creating an online learning community.[13] [14] [15] She launched the community with initial support from Shell, Halliburton and KPMG. In 2016, she launched the HERWorld Energy forum (now called Energy 2.0) to foster connections between women in energy worldwide.[16]

In 2020, Pink Petro rebranded as ALLY Energy.[17] In 2021, ALLY acquired Clean Energy Social,[18] a jobs and networking community for the clean energy industry including solar, wind, power, oil and gas, power and utilities, biofuels, hydrogen, geothermal, carbon capture, and other sectors that make up the energy transition.

For her advocacy in gender and racial equality in the energy sector, Mehnert was named a Top 40 under 40 in the Houston Business Journal.[19] She was named a Top Woman to Watch in Energy[20] and a Top 50 Houston Woman.[21] She's also received the Vanguard Award for developing a pool of talent in STEM careers from Girls Inc, and the recipient of the YWCA's Top Woman in Energy.[22] Mehnert has also received the Women Who Mean Business award in energy,[23] and was named a Global World Affairs Council Leader of Influence in 2021.[24]

Education

Mehnert received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in 1997 and later attended Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business in 2009 for executive education in energy. She is a graduate of the Center for Houston's Future.[25]

US Department of Energy

In 2020, Mehnert was appointed by the Honorable James Campos under the Trump Administration to serve as an Ambassador[26] to the United States Department of Energy in its Equity and Energy initiative. In 2022, Mehnert was appointed by Secretary Jennifer Granholm to the National Petroleum Council.

Hurricane Harvey

In August 2017, Mehnert lost her West Houston home and business due to the federally ordered reservoir releases made by the United States Army Corps of Engineers during Hurricane Harvey.[27] [28] While Harvey dumped a few feet of water into her home, the Mehnerts were able to stay on the second story. But a controlled release of nearby reservoirs washed through neighborhoods like hers in west Houston, submerging many homes above the first story. She and her daughter were rescued by volunteers on August 29.[29]

Advocacy and activism

In 2019, Mehnert testified before US Congress on the Clean Energy Workforce of the Future.[30] In 2021, Mehnert joined the cast of Hot Money,[31] a documentary aimed at discussing the financial impact of climate change. The film was directed by Susan Kucera and produced by actor Jeff Bridges and Wesley Clark.

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schneider. Andrew. 2020-08-26. 3 Years After Harvey, Reservoir Flood Risks Remain. 2021-10-31. Houston Public Media. en-US.
  2. Web site: Introducing ALLY: the online community of the energy workforce. 2021-10-31. PRWeb.
  3. Web site: Woman to watch: Pink Petro founder hosts global forum for women in energy . Johnson . Mary . 1 Mar 2016 . The Business Journals.
  4. Web site: This industry has even fewer women than tech . Fortune . Price . Susan . 4 August 2015.
  5. Web site: Social Site Pink Petro Aims to Raise the Energy Industry's XX-Factor . Shah . Angela . 22 October 2014 . Xconomy Inc . 16 November 2016.
  6. Web site: Houston economists wonder how low the price of oil will go . Shay . Miya . 21 August 2015 . ABC 13 . 16 November 2016.
  7. News: Katie Mehnert: Foster Industry Communities to Promote Women. 2018-05-09. Texas Monthly. 2018-10-21. en-US.
  8. Web site: 5 Houstonians to know and one to sort of feel bad for . Beeke . B. Candace . 20 April 2015 . The Business Journals . 16 November 2016.
  9. Web site: "Pink" oil and gas social platform for women prepares Houston launch . Blum . Jordan . 28 August 2015 . The Business Journals.
  10. Web site: 2 Signs You're Working For A Terrible Boss . Smith . Jacquelyn . 27 May 2014 . Business Insider . 16 November 2016.
  11. Web site: Connect, Create, Share, Show Up…Life with Katie Mehnert . 6 December 2013 . MomCom Life . 16 November 2016.
  12. Web site: Katie Mehnert – Pink Petro . April 11, 2016 . The Business Makers.
  13. Web site: HOUSTON: The pied piper of women in energy . Johnson . Mary . 9 March 2016 . The Business Journals.
  14. Web site: How social technology connects women in the energy industry . McMullen . Maureen . 26 March 2015 . Bakken.com . 16 November 2016.
  15. Web site: Una red social para cerrar la brecha en el petróleo . Aringoli . Federico . 4 July 2014 . Rionegro . 16 November 2016.
  16. Web site: Woman to watch: Pink Petro founder hosts global forum for women in energy. 2016. bizjournals.com. 2017-10-14.
  17. News: Huang . Sherry . Interview: Katie Mehnert and Shanta Eaden, ALLY Energy . New Energy Risk . 3 August 2021.
  18. Web site: 2021-07-21. Houston energy startup makes strategic acquisition, doubles community size. 2021-10-31. InnovationMap. en.
  19. Web site: Here are HBJ's 2016 40 Under 40 Honorable Mentions . Harms . Natalie . 13 September 2016 . The Business Journals.
  20. Web site: 5 Women to Watch in the Energy Industry. knect365.com. en. 2018-10-21.
  21. Web site: 50 Women. Administrator. houstonwomanmagazine.com. en-gb. 2018-10-21.
  22. Web site: YWCA Houston announces 2016 Honorees for 30th Annual Outstanding Women's Luncheon . YMCA Houston . 16 November 2016.
  23. Web site: https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2020/10/16/2020-wwmb-energy.html. 2021-10-31. Houston Business Journal.
  24. Web site: 2021 Global Leader of Influence – Katie Mehnert – World Affairs Council of Greater Houston. 2021-10-31. wachouston.org. September 8, 2021 . en-US.
  25. Web site: Katie Mehnert On Life As A Marathon . McNamara . Clare . 27 May 2015 . Move Ahead Global . 16 November 2016.
  26. Web site: Equity in Energy™. 2021-10-31. Energy.gov. en.
  27. News: Resident: My neighborhood is a retention pond. reporter. miya shay, eyewitness news. 2017-09-06. ABC13 Houston. 2018-10-21. en-US.
  28. News: The Deliberate Flooding of West Houston. Houstonia. 2018-10-21.
  29. News: Natural Disaster Survivors Share Their Stories. Reader's Digest. 2018-10-21. en-US.
  30. News: Testimony . congress.gov . February 27, 2019.
  31. Web site: 2021-07-09. Katie Mehnert Gives Her Take On The "Hot Money" Documentary. 2021-10-31. Talk 107.3. en-US.

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