Kathy Warden

Warden grew up in Smithsburg, Maryland, and graduated from Smithsburg High School.^[3] She then earned a bachelor's degree at James Madison University in 1992,^[4] and an MBA at George Washington University in 1999.^[5][6]

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Warden is a cybersecurity and information technology expert.^[7] Early in her career, she worked for General Electric for nearly a decade, and held executive roles at Veridian Corporation and General Dynamics.^[5][8][9] Warden was also a principal in a venture capital firm, where she helped companies improve their business models and electronic publishing services.^[10]

Warden joined Northrop Grumman in 2008 as vice president and general manager of the company's cybersecurity business.^[11] In 2015, while president of Northrop Grumman Information Systems,^[12] she was included in Federal Computer Week's "Federal 100" list; the magazine credited her for increasing Northrop Grumman's participation in the CyberPatriot program and creation of the Advanced Cyber Technology Center, and for overseeing $1.5 billion in contracts for the 2014 fiscal year.^[13] Warden began her tenure as president of the Mission Systems sector in January 2016, when the company merged its Information Systems and Electronics Systems sectors.^[7][14][15] She became president and COO of Northrop Grumman in January 2018,^[16] and her tenure as CEO started on January 1, 2019.^[7]

Warden has been credited with leading the integration of Orbital ATK, later Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.^[7][17] She joined Northrop Grumman's board of directors in July 2018^[5][14] and became Chair in August 2019.^[18]

Board membership and advisory roles

Warden is a member of The Business Council.^[19] In 2016, she had a position on the board of the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.^[10][20] She was also on the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond board from 2018 to 2020.^[5][21] She also worked with the Aspen Institute's computer security strategy group.^[4]

Warden was on the Clinton administration's Internet Advisory Council.^[10] She joined James Madison University's board of visitors in October 2018.^[4] Previously, Warden was on the board of the university's College of Business, starting in 2016.^[4]

Warden was sanctioned by Russia in April 2022 along with 28 other American nationals.^[22] In May 2024, she was sanctioned by China due to arms sales to Taiwan.^[23][24]

Warden accepted the 2022 Collier Trophy on the company's behalf for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope.^[25]

Warden joined the board of Merck & Co. in 2020. In 2019, she joined the board of the nonprofit Catalyst, becoming its chair in 2024.^[26][27] She is also on the board of the Greater Washington Partnership and became its chair in January 2024.^[28] She is on the executive committee for the Aerospace Industries Association^[29] and previously was its board chair.^[30]

Warden was appointed to the National Space Council's users' advisory group in May 2020.^[31] She was selected for another term in December 2022.^[32] In April 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security named her to its new Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board.^[33]