Katie’s art is people
connecting, sharing and growing them
About Katie Mehnert
Katie Mehnert is an energy and climate executive, builder, and entrepreneur.
She founded Pink Petro™ in 2014, the first global community for women in oil and gas, and later launched ALLY Energy in 2020 to foster talent and culture for the energy transition. In 2021, ALLY expanded by acquiring Clean Energy Social, marking its influence on clean energy. ALLY has collaborated with the industry for a decade to innovate the future energy workforce and workplace, impacting millions annually.
In 2024, Katie welcomed her first co-founder to ALLY Energy. Dr. Paul Stoltz, the leading authority on GRIT and adversity, joined as an Advisor and co-founder of the CareerALLY™ product division.
Katie is an acclaimed speaker and author of Grow with the Flow, a guide on navigating work-life evolution, and co-author of the children's book Everyday Superheroes: Women in Energy Careers. In 2025, she will release her third book, The Ask. Her insights are featured in documentaries like Dirty Nasty People (2023), The Rational Middle's Just Transition (2022), and Jeff Bridges' Hot Money (2021). She frequently contributes as a thought leader on platforms like NASDAQ, CNN, and Newsweek.
Hi, I'm Katie.
I'm often called Mrs. Energy, with a bit of Cajun flair. Outside of work, I indulge in long-distance running. Although not the fastest, I've earned medals in four World Major Marathons—London, Berlin, New York, and Chicago. I’m also a devoted mom to my 13-year-old daughter, Ally, and a wife to Mark, who serves as Managing Executive Counsel at Baker Hughes. Academically, I hold a communications degree from LSU, complemented by the Baker Executive Energy Program at Rice University and the University of Texas's LBJ Campaign School for Women. In 2018, I co-founded Lean In Energy, a nonprofit offering a premier mentoring program for women in the energy sector. My passion for education and sustainability led me to start Allies in Energy, a climate and energy literacy nonprofit that convened the first-ever Houston Energy and Climate Week.
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