Kathleen Sgamma

Kathleen is the President of Western Energy Alliance, which engages in public affairs, federal legislative, public lands, environmental, and regulatory issues on behalf of oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the West. Kathleen has testified before several Congressional Committees on energy and environment topics and is regularly quoted on western issues in national and international media including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, BBC, Fox News, NPR, Washington Post, and National Journal. Prior to joining the Alliance in 2006, she spent eleven years in the Information Technology sector, including establishing the European consulting practice and a German subsidiary for a software company; and three years as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army.

She holds a BS in Political Science/Defense and Arms Control Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MS in Information Technology from Virginia Tech. Prior to serving on the Scholars Unlimited Board, she served on the Denver Asset Building Coalition and Advocates for School Trust Lands board.