Kenneth Crowther

Xylem’s Applied Water Product Security Leader (PSL)

Dr. Kenneth Crowther is the Product Security Leader for Xylem Applied Water Systems, where he is responsible for establishing the processes and programs that ensure digital products are secure by design and by default. In this role, Kenneth helps safeguard the digital infrastructure that underpins modern water systems, working across engineering and product teams to embed risk-based security into every stage of development.

With more than 20 years of experience in critical infrastructure security and quantitative risk analysis, Kenneth brings deep expertise spanning cybersecurity, systems engineering, and resilience planning. Prior to joining Xylem, he served as Product Security Leader at GE Global Research and as a Principal Engineer at the MITRE Corporation. His career has focused on helping organizations understand, quantify, and manage complex risks in sectors where reliability, safety, and trust are essential.

Kenneth is an active researcher and educator in the field of risk analysis. He teaches applied quantitative risk management at Georgetown University and has authored dozens of peer-reviewed publications on risk analysis, homeland security, and infrastructure protection. He has held numerous leadership roles within professional organizations, including the Society for Risk Analysis and the IEEE Homeland Security Technology Conference. Kenneth holds a PhD in Systems and Information Engineering from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University.