Katharina McFarland

With over 30 years of government service, Katharina (Katrina) McFarland is widely recognized as a leading subject-matter expert on government procurement, including as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition from 2012-2017. She is President of Blue Oryx Inc., a consulting firm she founded in 2017, and Vice Chair of the Army Science Board. She is a Director on the Boards of SAIC and Transphorm, She was previously the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology). 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 numerous awards and honors in her distinguished career.