Mary Kate Francis leads the renewable energy supply team for Edison Energy’s renewables advisory practice, which has helped corporations and universities execute more than 4 gw of on- and off-site renewable energy power purchase agreements across the United States and Mexico. She leads relationships with renewable energy project developers, runs competitive solicitations, and conducts economic analysis and due diligence on renewable energy projects, to support the selection of the most competitive, risk-adjusted offers for buyers. previously, Mary Kate worked for nine years on federal and state policy advocacy initiatives at the American Wind Energy Association, contributing to successful efforts to extend the federal incentive for renewable energy development and state-specific mandates procure renewable energy. She holds an MBA from the George Washington University and a BA in International Studies and Economics from American University.