Long joins Red Cat Holdings board of directors

Red Cat Holdings announced this week that Mary Beth Long has been appointed to the company's board of directors.

Long served as assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs from 2007 to 2009 -- the first woman confirmed by the Senate for the role.

Long was also the first female chair of NATO’s High Level Group, responsible for its nuclear policy and reporting directly to the alliance's secretary general.

Additionally, Long's law firm, MB Long & Associates PLLC, specializes in export compliance and defense. She is also co-founder and principal of Global Alliance Advisors and owner of Askari Defense and Intelligence, LLC. Early in her career, she served as a CIA operations officer from 1986 to 1999, according to Red Cat.