Kate is currently Director of ML Engineering at Axon. Her team focusses on building tools for developing responsible AI solutions that accelerate justice, protect truth, transform law enforcement in the field, and ultimately, save lives.

Prior to joining Axon, Kate worked a Manager in Office 365, at Microsoft, where she lead a team focussing on creating privacy preserving datasets for machine learning. Prior to becoming a manager, Kate worked in several departments at Microsoft, including Microsoft Speech and Language (now Cognitive Services), Exchange, and Outlook online. She got a Masters in AI from Polytechnique Montreal, in 2013.

When she is not working, Kate can be found hiking the Cascades mountains, paddling on the Pudget Sound, reading in bed, or flying an old Cessna.