Caitlin Percy, Woman of the Year 2021
Cait Percy is responsible for Emerging Technology within the British Defence Staff in the United States. She identifies and develops collaborative opportunities across all defence domains, both bilaterally with the United States and multilaterally across the FVEY Science & Technology ecosystem. Cait Percy was awarded Woman of the Year 2021, Women in Defence UK, for her passion for technology collaboration. She is an advocate for a diverse and inclusive defence sector.
She graduated with a Masters in Physics with Space Science from the University of Southampton and attended the International Space University Space Studies Program in Montreal, Canada. She joined BAE Systems, spending 7 years working across technology in the defence sector and partner companies, specialising in technology strategy and innovation, and working in the research domain bringing together experts from multiple sectors across the company and externally to progress future sensing technologies.
Cait spent 3 months in the Women in Defence UK team, including supporting the Women in Defence Charter, before joining the Civil Service in 2022 to support developing advanced capabilities for the Royal Air Force. She is a lifetime fellow of the Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange and is working towards her Chartered status to cement herself as someone who is qualified, capable, and passionate about building environments to better exploit cutting edge technologies and position the UK as a leader in its field.