Kathleen is a seasoned technology strategist and board advisor with over twenty-five years of experience driving positive outcomes across Information Technology Leadership, Strategy, and Information Security. As the founder of SecurityBiaS, her vision is to enable organizations, particularly those with limited resources, to achieve robust security through built-in and scalable solutions. Kathleen’s innovative approach is further evidenced by her four pending and nine issued patents.

Formerly the Chief Technology Officer at the Center for Internet Security (CIS), Kathleen defined and led technology strategy, focusing on integrating emerging technologies to benefit under-resourced organizations. Prior to CIS, she held key roles at Dell Technologies for over 13 years, including Security Innovations Principal in the Office of the CTO and Global Lead Security Architect for EMC’s Office of the CTO.

Earlier in her career with RSA/EMC, Kathleen led consulting engagements, working with hundreds of organizations on security and risk management, providing her with invaluable insights into diverse security needs. She also served two terms as the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Security Area Director and as a member of the Internet Engineering Steering Group (2014–2018).

Kathleen is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown SCS, teaching Security Architecture and Design and Cyber Threat Intelligence. She is a published author of “Transforming Information Security: Optimizing Five Concurrent Trends to Reduce Resource Drain” (July 2020) and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Women Fighting Cybercrime by CyberSecurity Ventures. She holds a Master of Science Degree in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from Siena College.