Kathryn Urban is the Program Specialist with Bridging the Gap and a master’s candidate of Global Security at American University’s School of International Service. She has an extensive professional background in foreign policy and national security issues, having previously held positions with Crowell & Moring International and the Department of Homeland Security. Additionally, Kathryn has been involved with academic research projects based at George Washington University. She spent six months in East Africa conducting independent research on China's Belt and Road Initiative and traveled to Alaska and Canada with PIRE Arctic to gather data on Arctic sustainability. Kathryn graduated George Washington University summa cum laude in January 2019 with a B.A. in International Affairs. She is a founding board member of Leading Women of Tomorrow and a staff writer for Charged Affairs.