Kate Golden

Kate Golden is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, for Mortenson, a commercial builder and developer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that engages in a variety of complex construction projects throughout North America, including commercial buildings, hospitals, hotels, sports facilities, wind and solar energy generation facilities, battery storage and power transmission, and other public and private projects.

Kate received her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Iowa and her master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota and is a Professional Engineer (P.E.) licensed in Minnesota. She is also a lawyer and practiced construction law at a national law firm before joining Mortenson in 2006. She is a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers. Kate has taught classes in “”Construction Law”” and “”Legal and Ethical Issues in Construction”” as an adjunct professor. She regularly presents on engineering ethics, compliance, and other topics to a variety of construction and engineering industry associations and to college students pursuing careers in engineering and construction.