Katie Arrington is the Vice President for Government Affairs at Exiger, where she’s mobilizing issues of universal consensus, including supply chain visibility, AI and national security. A leading expert in policy and technology with extensive experience building relationships and coalitions across the public, private and nonprofit sectors, Arrington was the first CISO for  the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment at the DoD. She led the White House COVID-19 Supply Chain Task Force for Acceleration as well as the team that created the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). Her career also includes experience as a legislator and cyber executive. Arrington served as a two-term South Carolina State Representative and held senior roles at Booz Allen Hamilton, Centuria Corporation and Dispersive Networks.