Prior to Ports America, Katie served as the Chief Legal & Compliance Officer of FlexiVan Leasing since 2020. Katie advised the CEO, the Board of Directors, and investors on all areas of the company, including legal and compliance frameworks, government affairs, corporate transactions, litigation, corporate governance, labor and employment, commercial contracts, and risk management. Her 17+ years of legal experience also includes serving as the Vice President and General Counsel for Premier Trailer Leasing and as a commercial litigator and business adviser for elite boutique and global AmLaw 100 law firms across the country. As outside counsel, she advised companies of all sizes, from Fortune 500 multinationals like Google, Cisco and Expedia, to start-ups. Katie also worked across sectors, from heavily regulated industries like financial services and healthcare, to tech companies exploring next generation problems, to traditional businesses in sectors including transportation, oil and gas, and manufacturing.
Her work has earned national recognition and membership of the Board of Directors of the Texas General Counsel Forum, the Association of Corporate Counsel (Arizona Chapter), and the Women’s In-House Counsel Network. She has also served as a Guest Lecturer at the University of Texas School of Law, the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, and the University of San Diego, School of Law. Katie received her Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School and her Bachelor of Music from Virginia Commonwealth University.