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Katie Plichta

Senior Counsel at Radia, Inc.

Boulder, Colorado

Invests in

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $25,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $10,000.00

Skills

Financial Modeling
Strategy
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Start-ups
Entrepreneurship
Venture Capital
Corporate Finance
Project Finance
Renewable Energy

Work Experience

  • Senior Counsel - Energy

    2023

    Radia’s aerial transportation solution promises to dramatically impact environmental sustainability and renewable energy.

2018 - 2022

  • Director of Climate Finance & Strategy

    2021 - 2022

    d.light design is a global leader and pioneer in delivering affordable solar-powered solutions designed for the two billion people in the developing world without access to reliable energy. Through four hubs in Africa, China, South Asia and the United States, d.light has sold over 20 million solar light and power products in 65 countries, improving the lives of over 90 million people. My role with d.light involved managing our climate finance program and strategic projects.

  • Director of Partnerships - Asia and Americas

    2019 - 2021

  • Senior Business Development Manager - LATAM

    2018 - 2019

  • Global Solutions Program Fellow

    2017 - 2017

    The 2017 Global Solutions Program brought together a diverse group of 90 participants from 40 different countries to develop moonshot innovations to fight climate change. My main areas of research during the program included the scalability of solar-powered mini-grids in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central America and variations on traditional geothermal technology.

  • Global Project Finance Attorney

    2015 - 2017

    Akin Gump is a leading law firm in global project finance for energy and infrastructure projects with a focus on renewable energy transactions. As a senior attorney in this group, I advised clients on all aspects of renewable energy project development, acquisitions, sales and financing for over 650 MW of solar and wind power capacity.

  • International Arbitration Attorney

    2013 - 2015

    Curtis Mallet represents states and state-owned entities in some of the world's largest and most significant disputes. My practice there focused on ICSID and ICC disputes relating to energy and infrastructure projects, particularly with respect to the valuation of damages, as well as general corporate law.

  • Field Project Manager

    2012 - 2012

    The VillageTech Solutions mission is to develop safe, affordable technology solutions that improve the lives of rural communities in Nepal. My role was managing partnerships, business strategy, and field-based market research for a novel education technology.

  • Timor-Leste Legal Education Project Participant

    2010 - 2011

    The Timor-Leste Legal Education Project is a partnership among Stanford Law School, the National University of Timor-Leste, and The Asia Foundation that provides accessible textbooks on Timorese law. As an early participant, I developed and implemented a strategic plan for the project and co-authored a textbook on Timorese contract law.