Kat Watson

Kat Watson is a seasoned professional currently serving as a Senior Manager at Zendesk, where Kat founded and leads the Security Data and Analytics team, focusing on data-driven security initiatives. Prior experience includes a role as Lead Analyst at Contrast Security, where Kat overhauled the analytics database to improve data quality and facilitated data-driven decision-making. Kat also worked as a Technical Analyst and Project Manager at UPD Consulting, delivering a major data management project, and as an Operations Analyst at AOL Platforms, optimizing daily revenue through data analysis. Earlier in the career, Kat served as a Mathematics Teacher at Baltimore City Public Schools. Kat holds a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from The Johns Hopkins University and further education from the University of Maryland Baltimore County.