IWF is delighted to welcome Taylor Hathorn as a visiting fellow. Taylor’s experience in cybersecurity and veteran service initiatives will be essential to the IW mission.
Welcome, Taylor!
Meet Taylor below.
Taylor has over 10 years of experience in cybersecurity, policy, public relations, and non-profit management. She has received awards including the University of Tennessee’s 40 under 40 and the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association’s (AFCEA) 40 under 40. Taylor
has spoken at several industry forums and conferences. Prior to graduating from UT Knoxville, Taylor grew up in the Middle East, igniting her passion for a career in national security. Taylor has taught leadership courses as an undergraduate lecturer, and currently serves as a guest lecturer for college campuses, recruiting strategic communications and policy students to the cybersecurity space.
Taylor is an active member of the greater-D.C. community volunteering with First Tee, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), AFCEA, the UTDC alumni chapter, the Howard Baker Center graduate program’s alumni board, Night to Shine, and her church. As a Gold Star sister, Taylor is passionate about veteran services initiatives supporting organizations such as Gold Star Families, Mission 22, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Gold Star Teens, Wreaths Across America, and the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation.
Taylor has served as a TNAchieves mentor, a big sister in Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee, and as a member of Junior League of Washington, D.C./Knoxville where she advocated on Nashville’s Capitol Hill for more robust state policies focused on reducing domestic violence, providing resources, and removing roadblocks for survivors.
Taylor is the proud daughter of educators, and sister of Marines and an ICU nurse.