Katharina McFarland

With over 30 years of government service, Katharina (Katrina) McFarland is widely recognized

as a leading subject-matter expert on government procurement. She serves as Vice Chair of the

Army Science Board, served as Chairman of the Board of Army Research and Development at

the National Academies of Science, and currently serves as a Director on Boards such as SAIC

and Transphorm, She was previously the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition (2012 to

2017) as well as acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology)

(2016-2017). She was President of the Defense Acquisition University from 2010 to 2012 From

2006 to 2010, Ms. McFarland was the Director of Acquisition, Missile Defense Agency.

She is an accredited Materials, Mechanical, Civil and Electronics Engineer. She has received an

Honorary Doctoral of Engineering from the University of Cranfield, United Kingdom; the

Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Award, the Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious

Civilian Service Award, the Department of the Navy Civilian Tester of the Year Award, and the

Navy and United States Marine Corps Commendation Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service.

Ms. McFarland brings substantial experience with the U.S. Department of Defense, Department

of Army, and Intelligence Community procurement with focus on Space applications, Artificial

Intelligence, Cyber, and IT technologies.in defense acquisition, program management, logistics

and technology.