Kati Austgen
Director, Public Engagement & New Nuclear
Nuclear Energy Institute
Kati Austgen is Director, Public Engagement & New Nuclear at the Nuclear Energy Institute. She specializes in advocacy for all new nuclear technologies, including large light-water reactors, small modular reactors, non-light-water reactors, and micro-reactors. Kati leads the NEI Advanced Nuclear Forum and Advancing Collaboration, Community Engagement & Public Trust (ACCEPT) Working Group – providing industry coordination and strategic guidance. Prior to coming to NEI, Kati was a licensing engineer at Ameren Missouri’s Callaway Energy Center. Kati holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering from Oregon State University and the University of Missouri, respectively.
