Katherine Austin

Current

• Consulting Analyst, GigaOm Pro <http://pro.gigaom.com> at GigaOM
• President and founder at KDA Consulting
• Member, Society of Industry Leaders, Vista Research at Standard & Poor's

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Past

• Consulting Analyst at Frost & Sullivan
• Consulting Analyst, The Cleantech Report at Lux Research
• Consulting Analyst at Technical Insights

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Education

• University of Washington
• Harvard University

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Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• My Company
• My Website

Katherine Austin’s Summary

Please see my websites:
Consulting: <http://sites.google.com/site/kdaconsultinginc>
Science/medical writing: <http://sites.google.com/site/kdaustinorg>

Analyst, science writer, medical writer/editor. Covering cleantech, biotech, medicine. 16 years' experience, including feature articles, market analysis, book-length reports, peer-reviewed research articles, CME, profiles. Clients have included GigaOm Pro, Lux Research, the United Nations, Frost & Sullivan, BioMedNet, Sanofi Aventis, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Former research scientist in molecular pathology and cancer genetics. (US/Canadian citizen.)

Katherine Austin’s Specialties:

Cleantech; Biotechnology; Medicine.

Cleantech/Sustainable Design: Renewable energy (solar, wind, wave, waste-to-energy), fuel cells, green building, water purification, environmental remediation, biofuels.

Biotechnology/Medicine: Genetics, oncology, hematology, genomics, proteomics, stem cells, gene therapy, infectious disease, bioinformatics, tissue engineering, labs-on-a-chip, pharmacogenomics, microscopy, drug discovery, drug delivery, diagnostics. Freelance medical writer.

Katherine Austin’s Education

• University of Washington

  PhC , Pathology (Molecular genetics of cancer) , 1984 — 1991

• Harvard University

  BSc. , Biochemistry/Molecular Biology , 1974 — 1978

Additional Information

Katherine Austin’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Website

Katherine Austin’s Interests:

Sustainable architecture & design, medicine, emerging technologies, basic science, skiing, kayaking, climbing, backpacking, mountain biking.

Katherine Austin’s Groups:

Member, National Association of Science Writers
Member, Council of Healthcare Advisors, Gerson Lehrman Group
Member, Society of Industry Leaders, Vista Research, Standard & Poors

•    Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
•    Renewable Energy Business Network/Clean Economy Network Foundation
•    COPUS - Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science
•    Harvard University Alumni
•    Sustainable Investment Forum
•    CleanTech
•    National Association of Science Writers
•    Healthcare & Science Journalist
•    Science & Technology Media Professionals™
•    INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY PROFESSIONALS
•    Biotech Cluster Worldwide

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