Head of Public Policy & Government Affairs
Dragos Inc.

Kate Ledesma is head of Public Policy & Government Affairs for Dragos. She is a frequent speaker, writer and media commentator on cybersecurity and critical infrastructure issues. She is a former Senior Policy Advisor for the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and also served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Office of Infrastructure Protection at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Previously, she led government affairs for cybersecurity firm SecurityScorecard and managed resilience initiatives for North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC). She has also held positions within DHS’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the U.S. Department of State. Ms. Ledesma is a graduate of the Eisenhower School at National Defense University and the University of Delaware.