DrCat Shrier is the Founder of WaterCitizen.Org, providing educational media, programs and events for Water Professionals and Entrepreneurs to support them in becoming the Leaders they want to be and having the Impact they want to have.
For more than 30 years, DrCat has worked at the forefront of Innovation for Water, Energy and Climate, with a background encompassing public policy and governance, hydrogeology, environmental management, civil engineering, water planning and management, multimedia journalism, transformational coaching & workshop facilitation, and adult education.
In 2023, she produced the first Water Startup Matching Extravaganza for the USEPA Cincinnati Labs –in collaboration with WaterVent - and continues to lead this annual event under the WaterPitch brand – hosted by DC Water’s HQO Events. She has expanded WaterPitch! with more coaching and clinics, online profiles and matching opportunities.
DrCat served on a National Academy of Sciences Study Committee, Federal Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI) Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable, and Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Committee Freshwater Subcommittee.