Kate Maliga currently serves as Vice President of Government Affairs at LeoLabs, a position held since May 2023. Prior experience includes serving as Director of Government Relations at Aerojet Rocketdyne from 2014 to 2023, where notable achievements involved leading strategic engagement with government entities and securing legislative wins. Maliga also held positions at Aerojet Rocketdyne as Senior Manager of Competitive Intelligence and at The Tauri Group as Senior Program Manager in the Space sector, managing diverse projects for various governmental and aerospace clients.

Earlier, Maliga was Owner of Custom Fit Fitness and held pivotal roles at NASA for fifteen years, culminating in directorship within the Office of External Relations. A brief tenure as Science Officer at the U.S. Department of State complemented a robust educational background, including an EMBA from Saint Joseph's University and an MPA from Syracuse University.