Founded by business executive Kimberly deCastro in 1990, Wildflower International Ltd. is one of the largest woman-owned businesses in New Mexico. From its humble beginnings in her daughter’s bedroom, Wildflower has grown by leaps and bounds under Kimberly deCastro’s leadership, earning $239 million in annual revenue. Wildflower supplies Dell computers to some federal agencies.
The Department of Energy, which oversees the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), has been a longtime Wildflower client. NNSA maintains two laboratories in New Mexico. Created through legislation in 2000, the NNSA’s mandate is to enhance national security using military applications, maintain the effectiveness of US nuclear weapons without explosive tests, reduce the dangers and threats of nuclear weapons of mass destruction, supply the US Navy with state-of-the-art nuclear propulsion, and respond to emergencies, nuclear or radiologic, in the US or elsewhere.
Wildflower’s largest current client is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), created with the approval of President George W. Bush in 2002. Its mission is to coordinate with other government agencies to secure the nation’s borders and respond to emergencies. Cyberterrorism, aided by the fast-changing landscape of technology, is one of the agency’s key concerns.
