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Kathleen (“Katie”) A. McGinty

Vice President and Chief Sustainability and External Relations Officer, Johnson Controls, Inc.
Director since: July 2025
Expertise
  • CEO or Senior Officer
  • Industry
  • Global
  • Regulatory/Government
  • Technology
  • Public Company Board Service
  • Environmental/Sustainability
  • Human Capital Management

Ms. McGinty is Vice President and Chief Sustainability and External Relations Officer at Johnson Controls, Inc, and is Chairman of the Johnson Controls Foundation. Throughout her career, Ms. McGinty has worked in both the public and private sector and served on the highest levels of US federal and state governments. She served as chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Deputy Assistant to President Clinton, Pennsylvania Secretary of Environmental Protection, and Chair of the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority. 

Ms. McGinty serves on the board of directors of MN8 Energy and the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation, and on the Steering Committee of Greenhouse Gas Protocol. She also serves on the boards of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy and the Carnegie Mellon Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. Ms. McGinty previously served on the boards of Iberdrola and NRG Energy.

Committees

  • Audit and Finance Committee
  • Public Policy and Sustainability Committee