Alena Kudzko is Executive Director of GLOBSEC US Foundation. She works with the Board to carry out the mission of the organization and oversees policy development and programming in the areas of defense and security, global order, technology and society, and strategic communication. Her current research focus is concentrated on transatlantic relations, defence, and intersections of technology, society, and security. Before joining GLOBSEC, she worked at various NGOs and academic institutions in Central and Eastern Europe, specializing in the area of foreign relations, democratization, and community development.