Katerina Sedova
Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center. Policy expertise in national security, technology (cyber, AI, foreign infoops, defense tech, digital diplomacy), US-Ukraine & transatlantic security.
- Role
- Nonresident Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Katerina Sedova
Experienced technology, international security, and foreign policy professional with 20 years of team leadership, problem-solving, coalition-building across the public, private, non-profit, and think tank sectors. Former Microsoft software engineer focused on Internet security who successfully transitioned into foreign and cybersecurity policy service in Congress and U.S Department of State. A native speaker of Russian and Ukrainian with expertise in diverse areas, including artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging threats policy, cyber and influence operations, disinformation, alliances strategy, Russian foreign policy, U.S-Russia and U.S-Ukraine relations, EU, NATO, and transatlantic security policy. Seeking opportunities to serve at the intersection of diplomacy, threat intelligence, policy, and research of emerging threats and actors in the cyber and information domains.
Experience
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Sep 2025 — Present
Informing and advising on policy to strengthen US-Ukraine relations and transatlantic partnerships on some of today\'s most pressing issues: emerging technology, artificial intelligence, defense innovation, and understanding threats in the cyber and information domains.
Education
University of Washington
Post-Baccalaureate Studies, Computer Science
2001 — 2001
Khmel'nyts'ky Gymnazia #30
secondary education, English and Ukrainian Language and Literature
1991 — 1993
Georgetown University
Master of Science in Foreign Service, Concentration in Global Politics and Security
2016 — 2018
California State University, Stanislaus
BA, Political Science - International Relations
1993 — 1997
Columbia | SIPA
Post-Baccalaureate Studies, International Relations and National Security Studies
2013 — 2013
Skills
- Political Strategy
- Test Planning
- Public Speaking
- Cross-Team Collaboration
- C#
- Writing
- Agile Methodologies
- Influence Without Authority
- Test Automation
- Project Management
- Software Design
- C++
- Translation
- Grassroots Fundraising
- Javascript
- Analytic Problem Solving
- Performance Testing
- Humanitarian Assistance
- Windbg
- Software Engineering
- Negotiation
- International Relations
- Testing
- Political Risk Analysis
- Html
- Windows
- Ability to Turn Chaos Into Deliverable Results
- Russian Politics
- Thought Leadership
- Middle East Politics
- Team Leadership
- Political Campaigns
- Software Development
- Job Coaching
- Former Soviet Union
- Non-Profit Leadership
- Online Research
- Partnership-Building
- Complex Project Management
- Non-Profit Board Leadership
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