Kristin Urbach
Executive Director,
Connecticut Wind Collaborative
Kristin Urbach is an award-winning visionary and the Executive Director of the Connecticut
Wind Collaborative, where she leads the charge in advancing the State’s offshore wind
industry. Appointed by Governor Lamont, she also serves on the Connecticut Port Authority Board.
With a career span of over two decades, Kristin has a proven record in driving strategic
growth, fostering stakeholder collaboration, and developing innovative programs. Before her
leadership role in Connecticut, she held executive positions in both nonprofit and for-profit
sectors in Washington, D.C. She later served as Executive Director of the North Kingstown
Chamber of Commerce, where she launched WindWinRI, an offshore wind career pathway
training program in Rhode Island. This initiative earned national recognition from Fast
Company as a “World Changing Idea.” In 2023, Kristin became the first Rhode Islander
selected as a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Business Leads Fellow, joining a cohort of thirty-four nationwide leaders.
Kristin is a recognized thought leader in renewable energy and a sought-after speaker at
national and international forums. She has been featured as a panelist and keynote speaker
at prominent events, including the Global Transmission Report’s 8th Annual Offshore Wind
Transmission US Conference, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s Annual Energy Leaders
Conference, the Business Network for Offshore Wind’s International Partnering Forum, and various global leadership roundtables.