Kathryn Cook

Kathryn Cook has worked in a variety of roles since 2007. In 2007, they were a Summer Intern at the Office of Information Technology for UC Davis School of Law, where they developed an understanding of C# and HTML. In 2008, they were a Student Researcher at Berkeley Lab, researching InGaN for its photovoltaic potential. In 2009, they were a Summer Intern at Boeing, where they designed and built a Thin Plate Fourier Thermal Conductivity Testing Apparatus. Kathryn also held the role of UC Berkeley Section President for the Society of Women Engineers. In 2010, they were a Graduate Student Researcher at UC Berkeley and a Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs. From 2011 to 2015, they held various roles at Boeing, including Project Manager and Systems Engineer and Materials, Physics, and Process Engineer. In 2014, they were President-Elect of the Pacific Northwest Section, Society of Women Engineers. From 2015 to 2019, they held various roles at Facebook, including Senior Technical Program Manager, AI/ML and Senior Technical Program Manager, Aquila. Since 2019, they have been the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of NuCicer.

Kathryn Cook obtained a Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2010. Kathryn then went on to obtain a Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from the same university in 2011. In 2012, they obtained a Certified Associate in Project Management from the Project Management Institute. In 2014, they obtained an Aircraft Composite Materials and Manufacturing Certificate from the University of Washington, as well as a Management of Technology Certificate from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business in 2011.