Professional of the Year - Consulting/Energy Efficiency Programs
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Katherine Johnson |
Title: | President |
Industry: | Consulting |
Type of Organization: | Woman-Owned Strategic Consulting Firm |
Major Product/Service: | Providing assistance to energy organizations, public service commissions and corporations so they can better understand the opportunities, barriers, and trends in the energy efficiency market |
Expertise: | Dr. Johnson has over 20 years experience. She provides practical answers to energy efficiency and launches new programs to refine existing products. She also streamlines operations. She is fluent in French. |
Geographic Area of Distribution: | International |
Affiliations: | Association of Energy Professionals |
University/Degree: | B.S., Business and Journalism, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1983; M.B.A., Marketing and Finance, Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College, 1990; D.B.A., Strategy and Organizational Change, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2010 |
Work History: | Previously, Dr. Johnson served as a project/study manager at Aragon Consulting Group from 1991 through 1992. She was an associate at Barakat & Chamberlin from 1992 through 1994, a marketing finance manager at Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium from 1995 through 1997, and a partner at Market Development Corporation from 2006 through 2008. She has been president of Johnson Consulting Group since 2009. |
Honors & Awards: | Energy Central named Katherine Johnson as one of the "Voices of 2020" for the Energy Management Network; B.H. Prasad Award for Outstanding Contributor of the Year, Association of Energy Services Professional, 2010 |
Published Works: | "Geo Heat Pumps: Leading Energy Utility Marketing Programs;" Numerous case studies; White papers; Conference presentations; Cited in a publication; 6 e-books |