Catherine Luthin is the Founder and President of Luthin Associates. Since the company’s launch in 1994, Luthin Associates has grown to become a leading energy management consulting firm that helps public and private sector clients develop and implement proactive energy strategies, better source energy, operate more efficiently, integrate renewable energies, and achieve significant cost savings. In 2019, Luthin Associates joined forces with 5, an innovative energy advisory firm that helps thousands of clients throughout North America. Catherine received the Energy Service Professional of the Year Award from the AEE-NY Chapter as well as the International Professional of the Year Award from AEE. In 2019, Catherine became an AEE Fellow, a grade of membership for those who made a significant contribution to the energy management and alternative energy industry. Catherine serves on the Department of Public Service’s Strategic Advisory Group (SAG). This group informs program design, identifies gaps in portfolios and areas for improvement. Catherine was also appointed to the New York City Department of Buildings’ Energy Grid Working Group to assist the Advisory Board for Local Law 97 of 2019, which focuses on the grid of the future, key factors in implementing energy efficiency, and other changes to reduce the city's carbon footprint. Catherine also serves as the Founder and Executive Director of Consumer Power Advocates, which helps institutional nonprofits in the education and health sectors decrease energy costs through regulatory affairs and programs that shape energy policies in New York State.