Katherine Getao was appointed CEO of the ICT Authority, Kenya with effect from 11th October 2018. She has held senior appointments in government such as ICT Secretary, e-Government at the Presidency and also served in the United Nations as a member of the Group of Governmental Experts on Security in the context of ICT. Among the key contributions to Kenya's digital future, Katherine has brought to the government is spearheading the Huduma Kenya Initiative that has brought a raft of government services close to the citizens and has made public service delivery accessible and efficient. As ICT Secretary, Katherine spearheaded efforts that saw government integrate the ICT into Public Service delivery and the realization of Vision 2030. Those efforts transformed access of government services by citizens, especially in the rural areas. Katherine has immense experience as a researcher, policy maker, expertise in ICT for education, project management in an ICT environment, among others. She holds a B.Sc (Hons) in combined sciences (chemistry & computer studies) from the University of Brighton, U.K, an M.Sc in intelligent knowledge-based Systems from the University of Essex, and a Ph.D. in computing from Lancaster University, U.K.