Kathy J. Warden is an American business executive who serves as

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and

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, as of 2019.

Education

Warden graduated from Smithsburg High School. She then earned a bachelor's degree at

James Madison University James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the institution was renamed Madison Coll ...

in 1992, and a master's degree in

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George Washington University , mottoeng = "God is Our Trust" , established = , type = Private federally chartered research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.8 billion (2022) , preside ...

in 1999.

Career

Warden is a

cybersecurity Computer security, cybersecurity (cyber security), or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from attack by malicious actors that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, the ...

and

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...

expert. Early in her career, she worked for

General Electric General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable energ ...

for nearly a decade, and held executive roles at Veridian Corporation and

General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American publicly traded, aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia. As of 2020, it was the fifth-largest defense contractor in the world by arms sales, and 5th largest in the Uni ...

. Warden was also a principal in a

venture capital Venture capital (often abbreviated as VC) is a form of private equity financing that is provided by venture capital firms or funds to startups, early-stage, and emerging companies that have been deemed to have high growth potential or which ha ...

firm, where she helped companies improve their

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s and

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services. Warden joined

in 2008, initially serving as vice president and general manager of the company's cybersecurity business. In 2015, while serving as president of Northrop Grumman Information Systems, she was included in ''

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'' "Federal 100" list; the magazine credited her for increasing Northrop Grumman's participation in the

CyberPatriot CyberPatriot is a national youth cyber education program created in the United States to help direct students toward careers in cybersecurity or another computer, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. The program was cre ...

program and creation of the Advanced Cyber Technology Center, and for overseeing $1.5 billion in contracts for the 2014 fiscal year. Warden began her tenure as president of the Mission Systems sector in January 2016, when the company merged its

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and Electronics Systems sectors. She has served as president and COO of Northrop Grumman since September 2017, and her tenure as CEO started on January 1, 2019. Warden has been credited with leading the integration of Orbital ATK, later

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. She was elected to Northrop Grumman's

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s since her appointment to the CEO role in mid-2018.

Board service and recognition

Warden served on the

Clinton administration Bill Clinton's tenure as the 42nd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1993, and ended on January 20, 2001. Clinton, a Democrat from Arkansas, took office following a decisive election victory over Re ...

's Internet Advisory Council. She has a position on the board of the

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. She serves on the

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board, as of mid-2018. She also works with the

Aspen Institute The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1949 as the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies. The institute's stated aim is the realization of "a free, just, and equitable society" through seminars, policy programs ...

's computer security strategy group. She joined James Madison University's board of visitors in October 2018. Previously, Warden served on the board of the university's College of Business, starting in 2016. She received a Business Achievement Award from James Madison University's

Beta Gamma Sigma Beta Gamma Sigma () is the International Business Honor Society. Founded in 1913 at the University of Wisconsin, University of Illinois and the University of California, it has over 980,000 members, selected from more than 600 collegiate chapters ...

chapter in 2018. Warden was included in '' Washingtonian'' 2017 list of the "most powerful women" in Washington, D.C., as well as the magazine's 2018 list of "Washington's Top Tech Leaders". She has ranked number 22 and number 80 on ''

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'' and ''CEOWORLD'' magazine's lists of "most powerful women", respectively.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warden, Kathy J. 1970s births Northrop Grumman people James Madison University alumni George Washington University School of Business alumni Information technology in the United States General Electric people Living people