Katie Schroth

Katie Schroth is the vice president of the Air and Space Forces Center, within MITREs National Security (MNS) Sector. MNS develops solutions for Department of Defense agencies, the Intelligence Community, and the Department of Justice. In this role, Schroth sets strategy and priorities to ensure MITRE delivers technical capabilities and Air Force mission objectives. These include critical needs in space warfighting, air operations, nuclear enterprise modernization, cyber operations, and joint lethality in contested environments.

Schroth is the former managing director for MITRE’s Army portfolio, leading more than 200 staff serving more than 50 sponsors. Previously, she was chief engineer of MITRE’s Joint and Services Center. Both support the National Security Engineering Center (NSEC), the federally funded R&D center that MITRE operates on behalf of the Department of Defense.

A specialist in communication and networking systems, Schroth has more than 20 years of experience in system of systems integration and systems acquisitions in nuclear command, control, and communications and tactical domains at MITRE. She also served as managing director of the Air and Space Forces Center Nuclear Enterprise division, and as Air Force Nuclear Enterprise portfolio director, leading teams to create cross-cutting modernization prototypes delivered to sponsors.

Schroth holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Merrimack College and a master’s in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.