Aimée Larsen Kirkpatrick is the Global Communications Officer for the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), where she is responsible for strategic communications for the international nonprofit. Prior to GCA she was President of ALK Strategies, a communication and public affairs consulting practice. Aimée was formerly with the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), where among other programs, she led the development of the successful STOP. THINK. CONNECT public cybersecurity awareness campaign and the San Diego Securing Our eCity Model City project. Aimée was a 2012 Executive Women’s Forum Women of Influence Award recipient. She has a BA from Washington State University.