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Kate Maxwell is the current Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft , serving defence and intelligence customers around the globe . As a sought-after keynote speaker , leader , and author , she is passionate about leveraging the intersection of people , technology , and culture to help organisations advance their partnerships , alliances and missions . Some of Maxwell ’ s key expertise include : public sector digital transformation , unmanned systems , and space mission management . Maxwell ’ s work in the industry is highly critical and , using her training in computer science and systems engineering , she can best understand the frontline of defence technology , helping to bring service members home after every mission .

Alongside her role as CTO at Microsoft , Kate also serves as a Digital Transformation Council member for the Aerospace Industries Association ( AIA ) and has extensive board experience across the industry for associations such as TechPoint Foundation for Youth and The Startup Ladies . Before joining Microsoft in 2020 , Kate worked at Raytheon , an American multinational aerospace and defence conglomerate , as Chief Engineer and Technical Director .

Outside of her role in the defence industry , Kate is a huge advocate for diversity and inclusion in the wider technology industry , and , in 2014 , she founded The Maxwell Scholarship at Cocalico High School , which serves to recognise and support young women pursuing a higher education in a computing or engineering major . Thanks to her determined efforts to encourage diversity in STEM and her outstanding leadership , Kate was named the Tech Executive of the Year in the Public Company category for 2022 by the Indianapolis Business Journal and was included in WomenTech Network ’ s 100 Women in Tech Leaders to Watch in 2022 & 2023 .

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