Meet Andrea

Andrea is the co-founder of Highwire’s Energy & Sustainability practice, bringing over 15 years of experience leading strategic communications for high-growth technology and energy leaders. She has been a trusted advisor to industry titans including PG&E, AWS, and Hitachi Energy guiding both public and private companies through high-stakes milestones such as M&A, IPOs, and complex reputation management.

Specializing in the "art of the simplify," Andrea excels at translating intricate topics—like next-generation nuclear and renewable energy—into compelling narratives that capture the interest of top-tier journalists. Her work goes beyond traditional PR, building integrated campaigns that bridge executive thought leadership with tangible business outcomes. Driven by a passion for the global energy transformation, Andrea focuses on elevating the voices of the companies currently reshaping our world’s infrastructure.

Career Highlights

  • Public relations, communications, events and social expertise specializing in energy, infrastructure and B2B tech.

  • ‍ Experience leading integrated programs across energy and B2B tech with brands including AES, PG&E, Hitachi Energy, Everpure (fka Pure Storage), AWS, IBM, GE and Twilio.

  • Founder and lead of Highwire’s Energy Sector. Practice scaled from 1 to 6 clients under leadership, representing $2.4M in client revenue.

  • Experience mentoring, managing, and scaling teams to meet business needs. Executive sponsor for Mas Sabor affinity group, creating a safe space for Latin/Hispanic employees.

  • Diversity Action Alliance 2024 GEMS Honoree.

  • Lead integrated teams collaborating and strategizing across disciplines (social, measurement, creative, PR, marketing, IR, internal comms and content) focused on cohesion and execution.

Featured Projects

A selection of recent work showcasing my expertise in communications, thought leadership and public relations.

Led Series A media strategy for GridCARE, resulting in an exclusive with Bloomberg.

Led Series A media strategy for GridCARE, resulting in an exclusive with Bloomberg.

Placed SHINE Technologies CEO Greg Piefer at the Semafor World Economy Summit, a C-suite focused event positioning him as an energy leader.

Executive Thought Leadership

Explore a curated collection of my past work, reflecting my ability to position executives as trusted experts on the future of energy and elevate priority narratives.

Placed executives from SHINE, AES and AWS in a pre-CERAWeek executive roundtable dinner focused on energy and AI.

Placed AES executive at Latitude Media’s Transition AI event on a panel focused on BESS and the grid.