December Session: Defense
Speaker
Brooke Pyne is Vice President of Indiana Programs and Partnerships at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, where she leads strategy, stakeholder engagement, and growth initiatives advancing Kratos’ expanding presence across Indiana’s and the Midwest’s defense and national security ecosystem. In this role, Brooke is responsible for strengthening partnerships with government, industry, academia, and community stakeholders to accelerate innovation, workforce development, and mission-critical capabilities aligned with U.S. defense priorities.
Brooke brings more than 20+ years of experience supporting the federal government, both inside government and as a trusted external partner, with a career spanning defense acquisition, innovation strategy, public-private partnerships, and ecosystem development. Most recently, she served as Senior Strategy and Growth Advisor at CACI International, where she advised senior leadership on enterprise growth strategy, emerging mission areas, and customer-aligned innovation across national security programs.
Previously, Brooke held senior leadership roles at CACI, NSTXL and the Applied Research Institute where she led and advised senior leadership on enterprise growth strategy, emerging mission areas, and customer-aligned innovation across national security programs and defense-focused economic development and ecosystem initiatives.
Her passion for defense innovation started at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane, where she managed the lab Technology Transfer (T2) program, drove S&T strategy, served as the Midwest Federal Lab Consortium (FLC) spanning 6 states, and led the lab pursue of various innovation alternative funding programs such as SBIR/STTR, OTAs, etc. while working directly within the federal government to expand industry participation and accelerate mission-relevant capabilities.
Known for her ability to bridge government, industry, and research communities, Brooke specializes in translating mission needs into scalable partnerships and growth strategies. She holds a Master’s Certificate in Public Administration from Indiana University’s O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees from Indiana Wesleyan University.
