About Kate
Kate Maxwell is a dynamic speaker, storyteller, and leader driving impact on a global scale. She currently leads technology and industry strategy at one of the biggest tech companies in the world, and her career history is rooted in supporting the global defense, government, and education ecosystems as a civilian technology leader.
Kate is a computer scientist and an engineer by trade, and she sees her purpose as being an advocate for change – challenging the status quo, using her voice and influence to drive transformational initiatives, and empowering others to turn their ideas into reality.
Kate is an adventurer at heart, and she is constantly looking for opportunities to push herself out of her comfort zone – because the discomfort is where the growth happens!
This “elder” millennial, tech-loving, adventuring student-of-the-world has:
- Two awesome kids
- Supported countless national security missions
- Been named the #1 Woman in Tech in the world
- Two patents to her name
- An amazing inner circle of friends, family, and mentors
- A deep-rooted sense of optimism
- The desire to leave this world better than she found it.
