Kate Insley Joins CRDF Global Board of Directors

CRDF Global is pleased to announce the appointment of Kate Insley to its Board of Directors. Insley currently serves as Senior Director for Executive Branch Customer Relations at Northrop Grumman and brings more than 20 years of experience leading U.S. government policy and programming focused on threat reduction and international security.

“Drawing from her extensive experience in the State Department, Pentagon and White House, Kate has an unmatched perspective into the global security challenges that we face as a nation, and the mission of CRDF Global,” said Mike Dignam who serves as CEO of CRDF Global. “Her leadership in shaping national nonproliferation, counterproliferation, and technology security programs serves as an invaluable asset to our Board of Directors at this critical period of our expansion as an organization.”

“I am honored to join CRDF Global’s Board of Directors and support an organization and leadership team that truly lives out its mission of creating a safer world. I have had the opportunity to observe CRDF Global’s programming for years, and I look forward to assisting in the expansion of its scope and impact.”

At Northrop Grumman, Insley leads efforts to advance global defense cooperation and align international engagement with U.S. national security priorities. Before joining Northrop Grumman, Insley served as a career Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation at the U.S. Department of State, where she oversaw global security programs focused on preventing illicit proliferation and protecting critical and emerging technologies from malicious use.

Insley also served as the Director for Counterproliferation on the National Security Council (NSC) under President Trump and President Obama. Prior to serving at the White House, Insley served as Director of the Office of Transnational Threats in the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy (OSD/P) at the Pentagon, as well as numerous positions at the Department of State and Department of Commerce. She earned a J.D and MPP from the University of Maryland Law School and School of Public Policy.