Kathy Nelson
Director of Technical Product Marketing and Industry Relations, Ondas Networks
Kathy Nelson is the director of technical product marketing and industry relations at Ondas Networks, formerly Full Spectrum, where she leads Ondas' industry relations and product marketing across all industrial verticals including electric utilities, oil and gas, water, transportation and government. Ms. Nelson has 25 years of experience as a telecommunications engineer in the electric utility industry, focusing primarily on SCADA and land-mobile radio telecommunications systems. Ms. Nelson served as UTC Chairwoman of the Board in 2017-2018, ending a tenure of nearly 10 years on UTC's board of directors, four of those years as public policy division chair. Ms. Nelson is a strong advocate for private networks for utilities and other critical infrastructure entities. Ms. Nelson has a B.S. in electrical engineering from North Dakota State University and is a registered professional engineering in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota.