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Our Founder
STRATEGY, FINANCE, OPERATIONS,
Kate Washington, MBA
Kate’s experience in business includes working with small to mid-sized enterprises, Fortune 500 Companies and the highest levels of state and municipal government leadership to provide economic technical assistance for growth in these sectors. Rooted in a strong economic and analytical methodology, Kate counts the multiple, successful business turnarounds, strategic operations and financial growth and economic policy contributions that provide solvency and futures for employees and families as her strongest and most fulfilling achievements. In countries in the Caribbean and South America, she created opportunities and solutions to reduce the cost of energy and to build sustainable energy resources that increased the quality of life in these emerging markets. ESI’s work has delivered results in North America, South America, Asia and Africa.
As former Deputy Commissioner of Neighborhood and Business Development for the City of Rochester NY, Kate lead Housing, Real Estate, Business Development and Project Development and activities that helped launch the economic transformation of the City of Rochester. Kate’s financial acuity, entrepreneurial skills and experience across many business sectors provides a strong platform upon which she serves her customers. Delivering excellent service and results are the driving forces behind her work.
Kate’s civic engagement includes leadership in women’s economic parity and racial equity issues; the arts; and business development. She is a founding member of the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix, the first Rape Crisis Center and Domestic Violence program in the Caribbean. As President of the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault, she helped craft the Sexual Assault Reform Act signed into law by Governor Pataki in 2001 and secured the required funding for the seventy-six Rape Crisis Centers throughout New York State.
Kate earned her Bachelor of Music from Syracuse University, studied jazz arranging at Berklee College of Music and earned her Master of Business Administration from Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester.