Kathleen Curlee is a Research Analyst at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), focusing on space, particularly the space economy and the national security applications of emerging space technologies. Her analysis and commentary have been featured in TIME, CNBC, Barron’s, Reuters, Breaking Defense, Scientific American, Business Insider, La Presse, The Wire China, and other outlets. She has briefed policy audiences across the government and been cited by the Congressional Research Service, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Belfer Center, the Carnegie Endowment, and more.
Prior to joining CSET, she worked as a Legal Analyst at Hughes Hubbard and Reed LLP. She also held internships at the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism, the Federal Trade Commission, and with the Governor of Arkansas. She holds degrees in International Relations and Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania.