Kathy Benini
Managing Director & Global Head of Environmental Solutions, IHS Markit

Kathy is a Managing Director at IHS Markit and is the global head of Environmental Solutions. She joined the firm in 2009 and has been responsible for the development and growth of IHS Markit’s environmental businesses. She currently sits on the board and serves as President of the Women’s Energy Network Greater New York City Chapter.
Kathy joined from Goldman Sachs where she was Vice President of Commodity Operations including global responsibility for logistics covering electricity, oil, gas, emissions and renewable energy. Kathy served as the senior representative from Goldman for many of the various U.S. electricity grids and served as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of LEAP (Leadership for Energy Automated Processing) and is a member of the ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association) Commodities Working Group.
Kathy holds a degree in Economics from Eisenhower College of Rochester Institute of Technology and an MBA from Columbia University.