Katherine Hennessey
InvestorAdvisor at NightDragon
About
Katherine Hennessey is an Advisor at NightDragon, where she helps position the firm's portfolio companies for the public sector. She previously led Government Affairs for the cybersecurity companies CrowdStrike and Forescout Technologies, ran her own government relations consulting firm, taught at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, and served as a Subcommittee Staff Director on the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. She is a Senior Fellow at the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University.
Invests in
Cybersecurity
Colleagues at NightDragon
Alec Kiang
Senior Associate at NightDragon
Amy De Salvatore
Senior Partner, Business Development at NightDragon
Audrey Laginess
Senior Associate, Business Development and Platform at NightDragon
Barbara Massa
Advisor at NightDragon
Courtney Dombek
Head of Investor Relations and Capital Formation at NightDragon
Dave DeWalt
Founder, Managing Director, CEO at NightDragon
Dorin Baniel
Partner, Israel at NightDragon
General Sir Chris Deverell
Venture Partner at NightDragon
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Katherine Hennessey?
- Katherine Hennessey is an Advisor at NightDragon, where she helps position the firm's portfolio companies for the public sector. She previously led Government Affairs for the cybersecurity companies CrowdStrike and Forescout Technologies, ran her own government relations consulting firm, taught at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, and served as a Subcommittee Staff Director on the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. She is a Senior Fellow at the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University.
- Where does Katherine Hennessey work?
- Katherine Hennessey is Advisor at NightDragon.
- What does Katherine Hennessey invest in?
- Katherine Hennessey invests in Cybersecurity.







