Board of Directors
Kate Insley joined the CRDF Global Board of Directors in 2026. 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.
In her role 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.