Katie Applebaum

Katie is a Policy Associate for Business Executives for National Security, a non-partisan non-profit that applies best business practices to address the nation’s most pressing security challenges. As a member of the Policy/Projects team, Katie assists in the coordination of work between BENS Members and government partners across the national security community, including the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security, and Intelligence Community, among others. Prior to joining BENS, Katie worked as an assistant at the law firm Covington & Burling LLP. Katie is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Security Studies from Johns Hopkins University and focuses her coursework on intelligence, counterterrorism, and nuclear nonproliferation. An Upstate New York native, Katie obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Global and International Politics from the University at Albany and worked as a terrorist organization research coder for the Project on Violent Conflict at the University at Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy.