Katherine Li

Sustainability @ Stanford Sustainability Accelerator

Stanford, California, United States

About

Passionate about bringing innovative climate solutions from the lab to the market. Experienced in social entrepreneurship and climate tech commercialization. Interested in adaptation & resilience, data science for sustainability, and community building. Also an experienced and award winning public speaker and musician.

Experience

  • Sustainability Technology & Business Analyst at Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Enabling Stanford teams to create impact in climate adaptation and planetary intelligence at the Stanford Sustainability Accelerator.

  • Business Development and Marketing Associate at Berkeley Lab
    Mar 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

    - Spearheaded successful marketing campaigns connecting scientists with licensees for Physical & Energy Sciences technologies - Translated high-level scientific materials into industry-facing marketing & communication materials for LBNL technologies - Assisted with customer discovery interviews and surveys, contributing to market validation and understanding customer needs for innovative technologies - Organized internal lab events promoting visibility of women in STEM and entrepreneurship resources for scientists

  • Stanford University (1 yr 3 mos)
    • Graduate Research Assistant
      Dec 2023 - Mar 2024 · 4 mos

      Working with Fletcher and Osman Labs on data analysis project to understand water affordability in East Palo Alto

    • Social Media Associate
      Jan 2023 - Mar 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Social Media associate for Stanford's Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education

  • Co-Founder and Director of Internal Operations at Operation Climate
    Jan 2020 - Feb 2023 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    -Co-founder and an Executive Director of Operation Climate, a global, youth-led non-profit organization focused on creating and supporting the upcoming generation of climate communicators, storytellers, educators, and creatives -Manage 50+ youths from around the world in climate communication programming and projects, including production of educational multimedia climate resources, facilitating climate communication & professional development workshops for teens, and coordinating guest speaker webinars on climate & science topics -Executive producer and host of Operation Climate podcast, a show where high school and college students interview world renowned scientists, scholars, activists, business leaders, artists, and more, in order to deeply understand a variety of climate issues and how young people can take action in the climate movement

  • Water/Wastewater Engineering Intern at HDR
    Jun 2022 - Sep 2022 · 4 mos