Kathleen Wight
Business Development Manager, Industry and Heavy Transport
Rocky Mountain Institute
Kathleen Wight joined RMI in 2012 and leads the Business Development and Corporate Sponsorship efforts of RMI’s Industry Practice – including Shipping Efficiency, Sunshine for Mines, Sustainable Aviation, Trucking Efficiency and Zero Methane Emissions. She develops revenue streams to expand RMI’s work in controlling carbon emissions in hard-to-abate industries. Kathleen works across RMI’s Industry teams, exploring opportunities with corporations, foundations and donors to create pathways for the de-carbonization of energy intensive industries and heavy transport.
Prior to moving to the Industry Program, Kathleen was RMI’s Manager of Executive Operations and managed the operational aspects of RMI’s leadership team and its CEO office, ensuring efficient and effective team results. Previous to that role, Kathleen served as the Executive Assistant to the CEO at RMI.