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Pioneering innovation and defending the future

03.19.2026 | Duration: 33:30

A conversation with Kathy Warden, Chair, CEO, and President of Northrop Grumman.

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In this episode, Patrick Ryan, KPMG National Managing Partner, Advisory Strategy and Markets, and Kathy Hollinger, CEO of the Greater Washington Partnership, are joined by Kathy Warden, Chair, CEO, and President of Northrop Grumman. Kathy shares her views on how her focus on transformative technology, strong leadership and a highly competitive market has helped propel growth at her Fortune 500 company.

I was given great advice early in my career to embrace risk or challenge. To run to the assignments that other people were running away from because they looked hard or they were new and you had to figure out novel ways to get the work done. You gain the experience doing that over and over and leading through change many, many times. Also, that you can bring a team forward confidently knowing there isn't anything you can't overcome if you bring the right resources to it.

Kathy Warden

Chair, CEO, and President of Northrop Grumman

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