Catharine Ransom
partner
She/Her
Life at FGS Global
Leads the Government Affairs Energy & Sustainability Practice. Manages integrated advocacy campaigns, provides political intelligence, direct lobbying, and performs transactional due diligence and risk assessment.
Life Pre-FGS Global
Over 30 years of experience in the energy, environment, climate, infrastructure, water, and agriculture policy fields in the U.S. Senate, the executive branch and the private sector.
Life Beyond FGS Global
Enjoys the outdoors, ice hockey, and both Big Ten and SEC college football.
At FGS Global, Catharine leads the Energy & Sustainability Government Affairs practice, where she manages highly public, integrated advocacy campaigns; leads coalitions; provides political intelligence, counsel, and direct lobbying; designs thought leadership and corporate reputation programs; and supports transactional due diligence.
With sector-specific experience in biofuels, sustainable aviation fuel, solar deployment and manufacturing, methane measurement and abatement, electrification, batteries, fusion, small modular reactors, power generation and distribution, among other topics, Catharine is working with clients to advance their energy, tax, and reputational goals. Her water policy expertise is extensive, having worked in geographically diverse regions on ecosystem restoration, water resources, water infrastructure and water supply, Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act policies and programs, and tribal water compacts.
Catharine served for over a decade in the US Senate managing environment, climate, energy, natural resources, infrastructure, and agriculture issues as a senior policy advisor for two Senate offices and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Prior to her time in the Senate, Catharine worked for the Chief of Naval Operations on climate change, pollution prevention, and the Montreal Protocol.
Catharine was a founder of and served as President of the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Women’s Energy Network. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Penn State University with an Economics degree and earned her master’s degree in Environment and Energy Engineering Management from George Washington University. She is conversant in Spanish.