Kathy Cage

Kathy leverages over 25 years of experience in cyber strategy, governance, policy, cyber risk management, compliance, intelligence and network operations to enable clients to develop tailored cybersecurity strategies and strengthen defenses against evolving threats. She also holds a senior advisory position in support of the U.S. Institute for Security Governance. Kathy has managed over one billion dollars in assets, led and mentored thousands of people and contributed to countless real-world, high-stakes missions in support of national security for the United States and allied partners.

Prior to joining Kroll, Kathy served as Chief Operating Officer for Cyber and Technology Risk at Morgan Stanley, leading a team of dedicated cyber risk professionals. In this capacity, she developed key risk policies, implemented priority programs and oversaw comprehensive risk, regulatory responses and policy assessments.

Before that, Kathy held several high-profile, cyber-focused roles while serving in the U.S. Army, working directly with partner nations to achieve mutual security objectives. As Army Cyber Command’s (ARCYBER) Chief Information Officer, she oversaw a considerable effort to expand capacity, building numerous high-caliber technical teams and effecting an eight-fold increase in personnel. Kathy also served as the principal enterprise architect for IT programs, plans and projects crucial to ARCYBER’s mission, conceiving, directing and implementing significant organizational security reforms. She also worked as the Deputy Commanding Officer of the U.S. Army Cyber Protection Brigade where she oversaw world-wide communications support for Cyber Protection Teams. Before this, she served as the Chief of Nuclear Command and Control Network Operations at the Defense Information Systems Agency. During her time as an Executive Officer, she provided support to entities in Belgium, France, The United Kingdom, Germany and The Netherlands. Formerly a counselor and instructor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Kathy is an adept educator.

Kathy holds an M.A. in strategic studies and cyber operations from the U.S. Army War College and an M.A. in French philology from Columbia University. Kathy also holds SANS Institute of Technology leadership certifications.