General Timothy D. Haugh received his commission in 1991 as a distinguished graduate of the ROTC program at Lehigh University. Gen. Haugh has commanded at the squadron, group, wing, numbered air force and joint levels. He served on staffs at major command, agency and combatant command headquarters.

Army Lt. Gen. Paul T. Stanton is the commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network and director of the Defense Information Systems Agency.

As the DISA director, Stanton manages a global network of more than 20,000 service members, civilians and contractors who provide defense communications solutions to the president, Department of Defense, secretary of defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff and combatant commanders. DISA operates joint, interoperable command and control capabilities for the department, which support more than 200,000 warfighters in 150 countries.

As the JFHQ-DODIN commander, Stanton drives unified action across the DoD to secure, operate and defend the DoD Information Network. He leads the establishment of DoDIN priorities, directs threat-informed actions through formal planning and future operational initiatives and oversees the command and control of daily unified network operations, cyber security actions and defensive operations on the DoDIN.

Stanton previously served as the commanding general of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Eisenhower from June 2021 to July 2024. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1995 and commissioned into the infantry but later transitioned to the cyber branch in 2015.

Stanton served in several command, staff, and joint positions, including service as a platoon leader, 1-508th Infantry Airborne Battalion Combat Team in Vicenza, Italy; platoon leader, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry in Schweinfurt, Germany; commander, B Company, 1-502nd Infantry at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq; commander, U.S. Army Cyber Protection Brigade at Fort Gordon, Eisenhower, Georgia (formerly Fort Gordon); deputy director of Operations, U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade, Maryland; and deputy commanding general (operations), U.S. Army Cyber Command at Fort Eisenhower.

Stanton holds three degrees in computer science: a bachelor's from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, a master's from the University of Illinois, and a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University. His military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and a Senior Service College fellowship with the National Security Agency.

Lieutenant General (Retired) Ed Cardon’s service to our Nation spans over 36 years with extensive experience establishing, leading, and transforming 14 very different organizations with diverse mission sets such as operations, education, cyber, and innovation. He commanded 2d Infantry Division in the Republic of Korea. He both transformed and scaled Army Cyber Command into a world-class cyber force, while simultaneously standing up new cyber organizations to meet the demands of this contested domain including US CYBERCOM’s Task Force ARES, the offensive cyber task force against ISIS. He spearheaded the creation of the Cyber Branch for the United States Army, the first new branch of the 21st Century. His last assignment was as the Director of Business Transformation for the Army, and he led the task force that helped create Army Futures Command responsible for modernizing the Army. Today, General Cardon is a founding partner and Co-CEO of Touchstone Futures, a Senior Counselor with The Cohen Group, Visiting Scholar, Vanderbilt Institute of National Security, and the senior Advisor for the Army Cyber Institute. He continues to focus on helping individuals and teams solve hard problems.

Lt. Gen. Maria B. Barrett assumed command of U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) on May 3, 2022.

A Massachusetts native, Barrett was commissioned as an Army second lieutenant via the Reserve Officers Traning Corps program in 1988 after graduating from Tufts University with a bachelor’s degree in International Relations.

Barrett’s previous assignments include tours as Deputy Director of Current Operations, J-3, United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM); Deputy Commanding General, Joint Force Headquarters—Cyber, ARCYBER; and Deputy Commander (Operations), Cyber National Mission Force, USCYBERCOM.

She has commanded units at the company, battalion, brigade and command level, including service as Commander, 160th Signal Brigade, Third United States Army, and Commander, U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, the position she held prior to commanding ARCYBER.

Her joint assignments include service as Chief Information Officer/Director, J-6, United States Southern Command and Director, J-3, White House Communications Agency. She has served in Army assignments in the United States, Kuwait, the Republic of Korea, Germany and Saudi Arabia. She is a veteran of Operation New Dawn, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

Barrett has also earned master’s degrees in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (Eisenhower School), and in Telecommunications Management from Webster University.

Her awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal; Defense Meritorious Service Medal (one oak leaf cluster); Meritorious Service Medal (three oak leaf clusters); Army Commendation Medal (one oak leaf cluster); Joint Service Achievement Medal; Army Achievement Medal; Joint Meritorious Unit Award; and the Signal Regiment’s Bronze Order of Mercury.

Lieutenant General Steven Gilland commissioned into the United States Army upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1990. As an Infantry Officer, he served in a variety of tactical assignments in Air Assault, Armor, Mechanized Infantry, Ranger, and Special Operations units. He has commanded at multiple levels throughout his career, most recently as Commanding General of the 2nd ROK-U.S. Combined Division in Korea. He has participated in numerous operational deployments to the Middle East, Africa, and Afghanistan.

Prior to assuming duties as USMA’s 61st Superintendent in June 2022, Lieutenant General Gilland served as the Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver) of III Armored Corps, Fort Cavazos, Texas. Additionally, he served as the 77th Commandant of Cadets at USMA from 2017-2019. Lieutenant General Gilland has been happily married to his West Point classmate Betsy, for more than 33 years. Team Gilland are the proud parents of three children.

Lt. Gen. Thomas K. Hensley is the Commander, Sixteenth Air Force; Commander, Air Forces Cyber, and Commander, Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber (Air Force), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Lt. Gen. Hensley is responsible for more than 49,000 personnel conducting worldwide operations. Sixteenth Air Force Airmen deliver multisource intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance products, applications, capabilities and resources. In addition, they build, extend, operate, secure and defend the Air Force portion of the Department of Defense global network. Furthermore, Joint Forces Headquarters-Cyber (Air Force) personnel perform operational planning as part of coordinated efforts to support Air Force component and combatant commanders and, upon approval of the President and/or Secretary of Defense, the execution of offensive cyberspace operations. In his position as Sixteenth Air Force Commander, Lt. Gen. Hensley also serves as the Commander of the Service Cryptologic Component. In this capacity, he is responsible to the Director, National Security Agency, and Chief, Central Security Service, as the Air Force’s sole authority for matters involving the conduct of cryptologic activities, including the spectrum of missions related to tactical warfighting and national-level operations. The general leads the global information warfare activities spanning cyberspace and information operations, electronic warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, targeting, public affairs and weather for nine wings, one technical center and an operations center.

Vice Adm. Craig A. "Clap" Clapperton is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering. He was commissioned in 1989 and designated a naval flight officer in 1991. In 2008, he earned a Master of Arts in National Strategy and Security Studies from the Naval War College with highest distinction and was a member of the college’s elite Stockdale group. He is a distinguished graduate of the Navy Nuclear Power Training Command and completed nuclear power training in 2010. In August 2022, Clapperton assumed duties as commander, Fleet Cyber Command, Navy Space Command, U.S. 10th Fleet, and Joint Force Headquarters Cyber (Navy).

Clapperton completed operational flying tours in both the A-6E Intruder and EA-6B Prowler, and has amassed over 2,800 hours in the Intruder, Prowler and EA-18 G Growler. His squadron assignments include tours with the Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34) Blue Blasters, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ-139) Cougars, and Wizards of VAQ-133.

Clapperton commanded the Shadowhawks of VAQ-141, the U.S. 6th Fleet and NATO command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), and Carrier Strike Group Twelve. Additionally, he served as executive officer aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). During his command tours, his ships and squadrons supported Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, New Dawn, and Inherent Resolve, and operated in the Baltic, Black and Mediterranean Seas and Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

During his tours ashore, Clapperton served as aide to Deputy Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; flag lieutenant to Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet/Commander Striking Fleet Atlantic; flight instructor, Prowler Fleet Replacement Squadron; on the staffs of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe and Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific; Deputy Director, Operations, J3, U. S. Cyber Command; and Commander, Joint Task Force Cyber 10th Fleet. Clapperton's awards include from each of his sea duty commands, the Battle E and Chief of Naval Operations Retention Excellence Awards. In September 2007, Clapperton was awarded the prestigious Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership.

Timothy J. White is a 30-plus year national security practitioner, strategist, and cyber operations expert leading joint military formations and combined intelligence community organizations. He has commanded at all levels within the Navy and Joint Service, most recently as the Commander, United States Fleet Cyber Command / United States TENTH Fleet / United States Navy Space Command and previously as the Commander, United States Cyber National Mission Force / USCYBERCOM. He is a former Director of Intelligence for United States Indo-Pacific Command and has served globally in various combat zones and conflict areas supporting competition dynamics. A former CINCPACFLT Shiphandler-of-the-Year, he misses his days driving a Battleship. He is a 1987 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and holds additional diplomas from the Naval Postgraduate School, Naval War College, National Defense University and myriad professional education institutions.

Rear Admiral Jason Tama assumed the duties as Commander, Coast Guard Cyber Command in May 2024. He is responsible for conducting full-spectrum cyberspace operations in support of national, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, and Coast Guard mission objectives.

Rear Admiral Tama previously served as the Executive Assistant to the Vice Commandant. In this role, he acted as the Executive Agent and Chief of Staff for the Vice Commandant, who is the Coast Guard’s Chief Operating Officer and Component Acquisition Executive. Rear Admiral Tama also served as the Senior Director for Resilience at the National Security Council (NSC), where he oversaw national policy for critical infrastructure protection and resilience, domestic preparedness and incident response, supply chain resilience, disaster recovery, and Federal mission resilience. During his time at the NSC, he helped lead the domestic response to multiple national crises, including major hurricanes and wildfires, cyber attacks, and supply chain disruptions.

Rear Admiral Tama previously served as the Captain of the Port of New York and New Jersey, overseeing one of the Coast Guard’s largest operational commands and ensuring the safety and security of the busiest port complex on the East Coast. Other operational, staff, and special assignments include Deputy Chief of the Coast Guard Office of Budget and Programs; Chief of the Prevention Department at Sector San Francisco; Coast Guard Budget Coordinator in the Office of Budget and Programs; Chief of Waterways Management at Sector Puget Sound; Marine Inspector at Marine Safety Office Puget Sound; Naval Architect and Marine Salvage Engineer at the Coast Guard Marine Safety Center; and Operations and Law Enforcement Officer on the Coast Guard Cutter MARIPOSA (WLB-397).

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with high honors from the United States Coast Guard Academy; a Master of Engineering in Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley; and a Master of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management. He is an MIT Sloan Fellow, Brookings Institution Federal Executive Fellow, Marshall Memorial Fellow, and White House Fellows National Finalist.

Individual military decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (two awards), Meritorious Service Medals (three awards), and other personal and unit awards. Rear Admiral Tama is also an Honorary Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer, an Honorary FDNY Battalion Chief, an Eagle Scout, and a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

COL Jay Shell serves as the Project Manager for the Army’s Integrated Enterprise Network (IEN). PM IEN is, responsible for modernization and lifecycle management of the Army’s information technology network infrastructure. In this role he leads a team of more than 500 globally disbursed Acquisition professionals funded with more than $3 Billion to deliver network modernization worldwide. COL Shell served in other strategic assignments in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment as the Chief of Staff of the Defense Assisted Acquisition Cell, COVID-19 Ventilator Lead, Chief of Staff to the Chief Information Security Officer, and DoD Acquisition Cybersecurity Policy Coordinator where he coordinated the DoD’s support to the COVID-19 interagency response, helped restock Health and Human Services’ Strategic National Stockpile, expanded the nation’s domestic industrial base for key medical equipment, and wrote cybersecurity policy as part of the DoDI 5000 Acquisition reform.

Jay’s previous Acquisition Corps assignments include Product Manager for the Abrams Main Battle Tank program, with funding of over $9 Billion, where he oversaw the development, acquisition, fielding, and life cycle support of the Army’s Main Battle Tank, Executive Officer within Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition and Sustainment, and Assistant Product Manager for Heavy Tactical Vehicles at the Detroit Arsenal.

Jay’s operational assignments include Brigade Executive Officer and Company Tactical Officer for the Corps of Cadets at the United States Military Academy, Company Commander, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry, Hohenfels, Germany, as well as other company-grade assignments in 2nd Battalion, 63rd Armor, 10th Cavalry, and 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry.

COL Shell holds an undergraduate degree from the United States Military Academy and masters degrees in National Resource Strategy, Business Administration, and Organizational Psychology from The Eisenhower School, The University of Phoenix, and Columbia University, respectively. Jay is married to the former Jenna Adams of Belton, Texas, who serves the Nation as a military spouse and a career Department of the Army Civilian. They reside in Alexandria, Va. with their two mixed-breed rescue pups, Lula and Betty.

J. Carlos Vega, US Army (Retired), is a trailblazer in the cybersecurity discipline and a trusted strategic advisor and leader. He is at the forefront of business and government cyber and national security disciplines. He has held the board of directors and key roles in private corporations, non-profits, and government organizations, including CIO, CISO, CTO, and cyber instructor at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Former member and current cybersecurity advisor of the Sorenson Communication Board of Directors and the Cyber and Privacy subcommittee chair. He is the former CISO at Devo Technologies and Executive Security Advisor at IBM Security. He is a proven executive, strategic leader, and visionary with over three decades of security leadership roles and over two decades focused on cybersecurity. Vega's military experience includes being the Co-founder of the Army Cyber Institute, Joint Service Academy Cybersecurity Summit, and the first US Army Cyber Operations branch colonel.

Colonel Jim Raftery is assigned to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, as Professor and Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate from Washington University in St. Louis in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and was commissioned in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. He commanded the 261st Signal Company in Hanau, Germany. After completing a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia, he entered the Army Acquisition Corps, where he served for fifteen years. His final Acquisition Corps assignment was as Product Manager for Information Warfare at Ft. Meade, Maryland, from 2007-2010. He served one year with the Cyber National Mission Force at Ft. Meade 2015-2016. COL Raftery earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2005 and a Master of Strategic Studies from the US Army War College in 2011. As a faculty member at West Point, he has served in a variety of roles prior to becoming Department Head, including Director of the Photonics Research Center, Director of the Dean’s Staff, and Deputy Department Head. He earned DAWIA Level III certifications in both the Program Manager and the Science and Technology Manager career fields. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, the electrical engineering honor society Eta Kappa Nu, and the engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi. He and his wife Linda have two adult children: Jeremy, who served as an Infantry soldier in the 82d Airborne Division, and Erin, who is an electrical engineering PhD student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

CW4 Ben Koontz currently serves as the Director of the Army’s Functional Management Office (A-FMO) for Zero Trust. Ben architected and implemented the Army’s first Zero Trust network within a tactical environment and leads a team that is responsible for the overall implementation and integration of Zero Trust within all Army enclaves.

CW4 Koontz entered the Army Reserves in April 2004 and entered full time active duty service in October of 2008. He received his Warrant Officer Commission in the Signal Corps on 9 June 2011 through Warrant Officer Candidate School at Ft Rucker, AL. During his career, CW4 Koontz served as an Information Systems Specialist, Information Systems NCO, Server NCO, Brigade Information Systems Technician, Division Information Protection Technician and DCO Tech Advisor.

CW4 Koontz is a graduate of the University of Maryland, University College with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Systems Management. CW4 Koontz is also a graduate of Western Governor’s University with a Master’s of Science in Information Assurance and Security. Ben holds over 35 industry certifications that include 14 SANS security certifications, 11 Microsoft Systems and Security certifications, OSCP, CEH, CISSP, and the prestigious GIAC Security Expert with less than 400 holders worldwide. His military education includes Warriors Leaders Course, Warrant Officer Candidate School, 255A Warrant Officer Basic Course, 255S Warrant Officer Advanced Course and Warrant Officer Intermediate Level Education.

His past assignments include Information Systems Specialist for 48th CSH, Fort Meade; Information Systems NCO for 377th Theater Support Command (OIF); Server NCO for USARPAC G6 at Fort Shafter, HI; Brigade Information Systems Technician for 3IBCT 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Division Information Protection Technician at Camp Red Cloud, Korea; CJFLCC-OIR Information Protection Technician for 1st Infantry Division at Union III, Iraq; Technical Advisor for DISA DCO at Fort Meade, Division Information Protection Technician at Camp Humphreys, Korea, and Cyberspace Defense Advisor at the Cyber Center of Excellence, Fort Eisenhower, Georgia.

John Garstka, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director for Cyber Warfare within the DASD for Platform and Weapon Portfolio Management, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.

His current responsibilities include oversight of the development and acquisition of capabilities for cyberspace operations and implementation of DoD’s Strategic Cybersecurity Program, which focuses on cyber hardening the Department’s highest priority missions. As the Director for Cyber Warfare he pioneered the application of Cyber Resiliency assessments to help Combatant Commands understand cyber risks to critical missions and the application of Mission Focused Cyber Hardening to prioritize cyber mitigations.

Mr. Garstka began his career as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. He was commissioned in 1983 after graduating as a Distinguished Graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy with a BS in Mathematics. He earned a Master of Science degree in Engineering from Stanford University in 1985 and served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force for 10 years and in the U.S. Air Force Reserve for 15 years.

He has an extensive background in systems engineering, mission analysis, cyber risk assessment, and capability development for space, communications, networking, and cyber capabilities. His experience includes material solution analysis for space surveillance systems, communications satellites, unmanned aerial systems communications, airborne networking, cyber ranges, and capabilities for cyber situational awareness. As an operations research analyst he conducted force structure analysis for the Air Force Officer Force and the Air Force Acquisition Workforce.

He has written and spoken extensively on the topics of network-centric warfare, warfighting innovation, and defense transformation.

Mr. Garstka is married to Diane and resides in Springfield, VA and is the proud parent of four children.

Dr. Phyllis Schneck is vice president and chief information security officer (CISO) for Northrop Grumman. In this role, she oversees the company’s global cybersecurity strategy and policies and is responsible for the digital security of the company’s products, services and infrastructures.

Schneck has 20 years of government and private-sector experience in senior cybersecurity positions. She joined Northrop Grumman in 2019 from Promontory, a division of IBM, where she led the firm’s cybersecurity practice as managing director and global leader of Cyber Solutions.

Prior to her tenure with Promontory, Schneck served as the deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity and communications for the Department of Homeland Security, where she led responses to cybersecurity threats against corporations, civilians and the government. During this time, she led the defensive cybersecurity operational mission to mitigate and respond to cyber threats across the federal civilian government and private sector. She supported the department’s mission of strengthening the security and resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure, working with all areas of the department, government agencies, law enforcement and the private sector. Schneck led the transformation of signature technology applying analytics to the central cyber protection that the DHS provides to civilian agencies.

Schneck also served as chief technology officer for the global public sector at McAfee, where she was responsible for products and services used by governments to counter global cyber threats and maintain industrial and telecommunications security. She led the development of the firm’s crowdsourced real-time cyber threat intelligence and analytics used to protect critical infrastructure, played a key role in developing McAfee’s cybersecurity policy position, and on several occasions, testified before Congress on cybersecurity technology and policy.

Schneck was a member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Cybersecurity as part of the 44th President’s administration. She was chairman of the board of directors of the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance, a partnership between corporations, government and law enforcement for using cyber analysis to combat international cybercrime. Schneck was also vice chairman of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s advisory board on information security and privacy, and she served for eight years as national chairman of the board of directors of the FBI’s public-private InfraGard program. She has briefed and worked with several foreign governments to form partnerships with the U.S. for information sharing, infrastructure protection, and cybersecurity. Schneck holds several information-security and technology patents. Dr. Schneck is also a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Schneck earned her doctorate in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, as well as both a master’s in computer science and a bachelor’s in computer science and mathematics from Johns Hopkins University. In 2020, Schneck was an Inductee into the Georgia Tech College of Computing Hall of Fame.

Northrop Grumman is a technology company, focused on global security and human discovery. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers with capabilities they need to connect, advance and protect the U.S. and its allies. Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers’ toughest problems, our 90,000 employees define possible every day.

Saj Mathew leads the Deloitte Cyber business for the Defense, Security and Justice Sector. In his current role, he leads the strategy and delivery of Deloitte's cyber solutions to the DoD, DHS, DoJ and Intelligence community. Saj also leads the Government & Public Services cyber investment portfolio to enable innovations to support the mission. Saj received his Bachelor of Science in Management Science & Information Systems from The Pennsylvania State University and his experience spans federal, public sector and commercial industries. On a personal note, Saj is married with two children and resides in Northern Virginia.

Jeff Moss is the founder and creator of both the Black Hat Briefings and DEF CON, two of the most influential information security conferences in the world. He is an internationally recognized expert in internet and information security. A career spent at the intersection of hacking, professional cybersecurity and Internet governance gives Jeff Moss a unique perspective on information security.

He currently serves as a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations (an independent, nonpartisan membership organisation, think tank, and publisher), is since 2013 a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, and is a member of the Georgetown University School of Law Cybersecurity Advisory Committee. In December 2021, Mr Moss was sworn in as a member of the US Department of Homeland Security (‘DHS’), Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (‘CISA’), Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, and served as a chairman of their Technical Advisory Council. Mr Moss served as a sworn member of the US Department of Homeland Security Advisory Council (‘HSAC’) from 2009 to 2020, providing advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on matters related to homeland security. He also served as a commissioner on the Global Commission for the Stability of Cyberspace (‘GCSC’) from February 2017 to December 2021. In October 2022, Mr Moss became an inaugural member of the UK Government’s Cyber Advisory Board (‘GCAB’).

Gary McAlum recently retired as the global CISO of American International Group (AIG), an American multinational finance and insurance corporation with operations in more than 80 countries and jurisdictions. In that role, Gary led a team of over 700 employees and contractors responsible for developing, implementing, and operating an information security strategy to address AIG’s cyber risks across their international footprint. He was also responsible for interacting with multiple Boards, regulatory agencies, and external rating agencies.

In 2021, Gary retired from USAA, a financial services company focused on the military community, where he served as their Chief Security Officer for more than 11 years. In that role, he led a team of more than 1,000 personnel spanning Information Security, Privacy, Fraud Operations, Business Continuation, Physical Security Operations, and Corporate Investigations. While at USAA, he served a long tenure on the Board of the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) and contributed to several of their publications.

Prior to USAA, Gary served 25 years in the US Air Force, retiring as a Colonel. Throughout his military career, he worked in a variety of leadership and staff positions within the information technology and cyber career field, including cybersecurity operations, telecommunications, satellite communications, and mobile network operations. Gary had multiple deployments to the Middle East in support of military operations. Most notably, he was on the front line of DoD cyberspace operations, where he supported the establishment and evolution of the Joint Task Force Global Network Operations (JTF-GNO), the organization that was the focal point for the operation and security of DoD information systems and networks and a precursor organization to US Cyber Command.

Gary also serves as a faculty member with the Institute of Advanced Network Security (IANS).

Richard currently leads Sony’s global information security effort. For the 36 years before Sony, he held various cybersecurity jobs at the U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, the Defense Information Systems Agency, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, finishing as the Department of Defense CISO. While in the government, Richard helped develop some of the foundational cybersecurity approaches that have become global industry best practices. He has bachelor’s degrees in applied math and in electrical engineering, and a master’s degree in electrical engineering, all from the University of Virginia.

Tim Langan is Corporate Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Government Systems at Microsoft. In this role, Tim leads Microsoft’s information security related to U.S. government customers, including local, state, and federal. He also oversees insider risk across Microsoft for the CISO organization.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Tim served 34 years in government positions at the federal and state levels. He spent 26 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where he was responsible for the Criminal, Cyber, Crisis Response and International Operations Divisions, along with all Victim Services. Prior to that, Tim was the assistant director for the Counterterrorism Division of the FBI, leading the federal government’s investigative response for all international and domestic terrorism. Before joining the FBI, Tim started his government career serving in the United States Marine Corps and worked in local law enforcement.

Bruce Byrd is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Palo Alto Networks. In that role, he is responsible, globally, for legal affairs, policy and government affairs, corporate governance, compliance, and risk and resilience. He joined the company in January 2021.

Before joining Palo Alto Networks in January 2021, Bruce was the Chief Legal Officer of AT&T Communications, responsible for legal affairs at AT&T’s largest operating company. There, he led a team of over 300 lawyers and managed the full range of legal disciplines.

Prior to AT&T, Bruce was a partner at Dickinson Wright PLLC, where he maintained an active commercial litigation, regulatory and class action defense practice.

Bruce is committed to community service, particularly in the realm of inclusion and diversity. He is the chair of the board of directors of the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession and serves on the board of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution.

Bruce graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in economics and received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School.

Brad Maiorino is the Chief Information Security Officer for RTX, responsible for all aspects of global information security and technology risk for the enterprise. He brings more than 25 years of experience, with diverse business experience and a track record of building and leading cyber and risk management teams across global organizations. Prior to joining RTX, Brad was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at FireEye, overseeing the company’s strategy to help clients solve complex cybersecurity problems. Previously, Brad has served as CISO at General Electric, General Motors, Target, and Thomson Reuters, and as Executive Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Brad is active in the industry as a leader in many facets of cyber security. He is on the Board of Directors for NETGEAR, holding the roles of chairman of the Cybersecurity Committee and member of the Audit Committee. Brad is also a member of the Aspen Cyber Strategy Group, a faculty member for the World 50 NEXT Leader Program, and a strategic advisor for ClearSky Security.

Christopher Cleary is President of MCPA as well as the Vice President of Global Cyber Practice at ManTech International. Prior to returning to his commercial roots, he served as the Department of the Navy Principal Cyber Advisor (PCA), in this role, he was responsible for advising the Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Naval Operations, and Commandant of the Marine Corps and implementing the Department of Defense Cyber Strategy within the Department of the Navy (DON). Prior to being appointed as the PCA, he was the DON Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Director of the DON CIO Cybersecurity Directorate.

Dr. Edward Sobiesk is a Professor of Computer and Cyber Science in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at the U.S. Military Academy. With over 30 years of experience as an educator, leader, and practitioner within the Cyber Domain, he has overseen multiple computing programs at West Point and managed a 200-person computer support directorate. His research interests include computing education, online privacy, usable security, and artificial intelligence.

Steven B. Choi is a seasoned Senior Cybersecurity Strategist for the Department of Defense (DoD), bringing over 35 years of dedicated service and expertise in national security and cybersecurity. With over 20 years on active duty in the United States Army, he served in critical operations including Desert Shield/Storm in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain; Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan; and Inherent Resolve in Iraq.

After retiring in 2013, Steven transitioned to the private sector, where he joined a cybersecurity firm before returning to government service in 2015 with the National Security Agency’s Information Assurance Directorate (now known as The Cybersecurity Directorate). His most recent positions were the Executive Director to DoD’s Principal Cyber Advisor and as the lead Cyber Advisor to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) J6/CIO.

In his current role as an NSA Visiting Professor at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Steven shares his extensive knowledge and experience in Cyber Operations to help shape the future workforce for the Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security. And dedicated to developing and fostering emerging leaders in cybersecurity and national security, ensuring they are well-prepared to address the challenges of a rapidly evolving cyber landscape.

Outside of his professional responsibilities, Steven shares traveling, cooking, and hiking with his family and friends.

Steven holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, a Master of Science in Information Systems from Colorado Technical University, and a Master of Arts in National Security & Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.

Retired U.S. Army Major General John Davis is the Vice President, Public Sector for Palo Alto Networks, where he is responsible for expanding cybersecurity initiatives and global policy for the international public sector and assisting governments around the world to prevent successful cyber breaches.

Prior to joining Palo Alto Networks, John served as the Senior Military Advisor for Cyber to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and also served as the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy. Prior to this assignment, he served in multiple leadership positions in infantry, special operations, cyber, and information operations.

Eric joined Palo Alto Networks in September of 2022 and oversees the US Public Sector business.

Most recently, Eric Trexler was the Vice President of Sales, Global Governments and Critical Infrastructure at Forcepoint. Eric was responsible for Global Go To Market operations to include all components of sales, sales enablement, and field and product marketing. While at Forcepoint, Eric’s team doubled the size of the business over a five year period to nearly $400M in annual sales and strategically moved a large part of the business to the Public Cloud.

Eric has nearly 30 years of experience in technology across the public and private sectors, including Department of Defense, Civilian, and Intelligence communities, along with International governments. Eric has combined his sales savvy and technical skills with practical knowledge of leadership fundamentals to solve global cybersecurity issues for his customers and the business.

Prior to Forcepoint, Eric was the executive director for Civilian and National Security Programs at McAfee (formerly Intel Security). Earlier in his career, Eric worked at Salesforce.com, EMC, and Sybase. He spent four years as an Airborne Ranger with the U.S. Army specializing in communications. Eric holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s of Science in Marketing from the University of Maryland at College Park. He was the co-host of the award winning “To The Point Cybersecurity” podcast with over 200 weekly episodes covering various cybersecurity topics, and he regularly writes bylines for cybersecurity and national periodicals.

Mr. Sleppy served 25 years in the U.S. Navy as a Naval Aviator and Acquisition Professional, culminating his career in August of 2019 as the Commanding Officer of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VX-1). During his naval career, he served two operational command tours; first as Commander of Patrol Squadron One (VP-1) and second at VX-1 where he commanded over 400 personnel conducting operational test of P-8A, E-2D, MH-60R/S, MQ-8C and MQ-4C aircraft. Prior to this tour, he served as the Military Director of the Naval Air Systems Command Cyber Warfare Detachment.

Before joining government service, Mr. Sleppy was a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer for The MIL Corporation, where he supported the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Naval Aviation Red Team managing cyber assessments of embedded aviation weapons systems.

In December of 2019, Mr. Sleppy transitioned to civil service as the Chief Engineer of the Naval Aviation Red Team. In this capacity, he directed the standup of NAVAIR’s inaugural Red Team capability while managing technical requirements, developing policies, standard operating procedures and training.

In June of 2020, Mr. Sleppy was selected as a NAVAIR Senior Leader and appointed as the Director of Cyber Warfare for Naval Aviation at the Naval Air Systems Command. He is responsible for providing Naval Aviation's acquisition decision makers with the support necessary to coordinate, plan and execute a long range cyber warfare strategy that ensures cyber-resilient aircraft, weapons, sensors and support systems delivered to our Sailors and Marines.
Mr. Sleppy is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy where he holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He is also a graduate of the United States Naval Test Pilot School with over 3,300 flight hours in 33 different aircraft. He also holds a Certificate in Cyber Warfare from the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School and is a member of the Acquisition Professional Community.

Bill Walker is the Executive Director of the National Cyber Defense Center where he oversees the development of public, private, and academic partnerships that solve complex national security and cyber workforce challenges that enable the defense of America’s civilian and military critical infrastructure through cyberspace. He also serves as the Director of National Security and Cyberspace Programs at West Virginia University, managing the delivery of cybersecurity and critical infrastructure related curriculum, research and exercise efforts with a focus on experiential learning and operational outcomes. Bill has over 32 years of experience in various military and civilian roles within the Department of Defense. Until September 2024, he was the Chief of Staff of United States Cyber Command's Joint Force Headquarters-DODIN, having also served as the Command's Deputy Executive Director, Director of Congressional Affairs, and Deputy Director of Intelligence. Prior to that, Bill served in numerous appointed positions in state and local government, serving as the Chief of Criminal Justice for the Ohio Attorney General, the Assistant Director of Public Safety for the City of Columbus, Ohio, and as the Senior Representative and Policy Advisor for the Governor of West Virginia. Bill is a graduate of Marshall University and the National War College.

Dr. Guttieri is a research analyst at the Army Cyber Institute and an associate professor in the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy at West Point. She leads the Jack Voltaic cyber and critical infrastructure resilience program and mentors the West Point cadet cyber policy team. Previously, she served as Dean of the Air Force Cyber College, overseeing research and curriculum development on cyber and information warfare. She has led multinational research teams, developed graduate programs at the Naval Postgraduate School, and examined the impact of emerging technologies on security and civil affairs at Stanford University’s Peace Innovation Lab. Drawn to complex problems and interdisciplinary research, she has published in strategic studies, international law, and cognitive psychology. Dr. Guttieri holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of British Columbia. She is an honorary member of the Civil Affairs Regiment and an affiliate of Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation.

Dr. Pedersen is Vice President of Cyber Operations and Chief Research Officer at Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI). She is responsible for NUARI's portfolio of security contracts and research projects for DHS, DOD, NSA, and critical infrastructure organizations. She also oversees NUARI's Distributed Environment for Critical Infrastructure Decision-making Exercises (DECIDE®) Platform, and the design and delivery of information warfare, cybersecurity, and physical-threat focused exercises to test incident response protocol and improve organizational resiliency. Her research areas include influence/information operations, frame analysis, human/cyber behavior, and strategic communication. She is an adjunct professor and a former US Coast Guard Operations Specialist, television producer, and investigative researcher.

James X. (“Jim”) Dempsey is senior policy advisor at the Stanford Program on Geopolitics, Technology and Governance. He also holds positions as managing director of the IAPP Cybersecurity Law Center, lecturer at the UC Berkeley School of Law, and judge on the Data Protection Review Court in the U.S. Department of Justice. From 2012 to 2017, Dempsey served, after Senate confirmation, as a member of the U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an independent federal agency charged with advising senior policymakers and overseeing the nation’s counterterrorism programs. Other experience includes executive director of the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, leadership positions (including executive director) at the Center for Democracy & Technology, and assistant counsel to the Committee on the Judiciary in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is co-author, with John Carlin, of Cybersecurity Law Fundamentals (IAPP, 2d ed. 2024) and a frequent contributor to Lawfare. He is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School.

Peiter “Mudge” Zatko is a distinguished scientist and cybersecurity expert with a career spanning significant roles in both public and private sectors. He returned to DARPA as the agency’s Chief Data Innovation Officer in 2024.

He previously was a program manager in both the Strategic Technology Office (STO) and Information Innovation Office (I2O). During his tenure in STO, Mudge was pivotal in developing DARPA’s Cyber Analytic Framework, which set a new standard in cybersecurity strategy. He later transitioned to I2O, where he continued to shape DARPA’s cyber initiatives.

Following his impactful career at DARPA, Mudge held key positions in industry, notably serving as corporate vice president of R&D at Motorola Mobility, deputy director at Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects division, and head of security and IT at fintech leader Stripe. Later, Mudge joined the executive team at Twitter, where he oversaw IT, infosec, global platform moderation and services, and corporate security/physical infrastructure.

Most recently, Mudge returned to the public sector as a Senior Government Executive and Senior Executive Service member within DHS, before re-joining the DoD as DARPA’s Chief Data Innovation Officer and CIO.

Mudge holds a distinguished record of leadership and innovation in cybersecurity and technology, contributing significantly to both national security and private sector advancements.

Ms. Katherine “Katie” Arrington is Performing the Duties of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer. In this capacity, she serves as the primary advisor to the Secretary of Defense for information management/Information Technology (IT); information assurance, as well as non-intelligence space systems; critical satellite communications, navigation, and timing programs; spectrum; and telecommunications.

Prior to assuming this role, she served as the Deputy CIO for Cybersecurity. In this role she provided expert policy, technical, program, and defense-wide oversight support to the DoD CIO on all cybersecurity matters. She was responsible for leading the DoD-wide cybersecurity program, partnering with industry to improve cybersecurity and information sharing and represented the Secretary of Defense and DoD CIO in international discussions and negotiates on cybersecurity topics in both bilateral and multi-lateral (alliance and coalition) channels.

Before assuming her position as DoD DCIO(CS), Ms. Arrington was the Senior Vice President of External Affairs at Exiger, where she mobilized issues of universal consensus, including supply chain visibility, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and national security. She also ran for election to the U.S. House of Representatives for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District in 2022.

A leading expert in policy and technology with extensive experience building relationships and coalitions across the public, private and nonprofit sectors, Ms. Arrington was the first DoD CISO for the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)). She served as the central hub and integrator within OUSD(A&S) to align acquisition and sustainment cyber strategy and efforts to enhance cyber security within the Defense Industrial Base. She led the White House COVID-19 Supply Chain Task Force for Acceleration as well as the team that created the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC).

Prior to her role as CISO for OUSD(A&S), Ms. Arrington had an extensive career as a legislator and senior cyber executive in private industry. She was a 2018 candidate for the US House of Representatives for South Carolina and served for two terms as a South Carolina State Representative. She has extensive experience in cyber strategy, policy, enablement, and implementation across a wide range of business sectors and governmental levels. She has over 15 years of cyber experience acquired through positions at Booz Allen Hamilton, Centuria Corporation, and Dispersive Networks. These positions have given her a unique experience of supporting and working with the government at large, small, and non-traditional contracting firms.

Mr. Leonel Garciga was selected for appointment as US Army Chief Information Officer (CIO) in July 2023.

As CIO, Mr. Garciga is the principal adviser to the Secretary of the Army on information resource management (IRM) and information technology (IT) and the effect of IRM and IT on warfighting capabilities. He sets the strategic direction for and oversees the execution of policies and programs for IRM and IT, including managing an integrated IT architecture, information sharing policy, cybersecurity policy and cybersecurity program management, managing the life cycle of IT resource management processes, and ensuring the synchronization of the information enterprise.

Mr. Garciga is a career civil servant with a diverse background in acquisition, engineering, intelligence, and information technology having served in these roles across the Department of the Defense and Intelligence Community since 2003.

Prior to his role as US Army CIO, Mr. Garciga served as the Director, Army Intelligence Community Information Management, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (G-2). He provided operational, technical and security expertise and oversight of Army Intelligence Community’s information management and information technology capabilities across the Army. He was the strategic manager and integrator of intelligence information technology and data systems with Joint, Intelligence Community and National systems, serving as the Army’s Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer.

Mr. Garciga is a recognized subject matter expert in digital transformation, secure software development (DevSecOps) and data analytics. Previously serving in several roles redefining software acquisition for the Department of Defense and operationalizing data analytics capabilities at scale across the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. He also served as the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) – Joint Improvised Threat Defeat Organization (JIDO) as the Chief Technology Officer and Senior Advisor on technology to the DTRA director. Prior to working at DTRA, Mr. Garciga served as the Joint IED Defeat Organization Deputy Chief Information Officer, USJFCOM Joint Transformation Command – Intelligence (JTC-I) as an Intelligence Analyst/Information Technology Specialist and started his career as a Mechanical Engineer at the Navy Engineering Logistics Office.

Mr. Garciga has a BS in Mechanical Engineering Technology, graduate work in Organizational Management, is a certified Information Technology security professional, and a graduate of Naval Nuclear Power School. Mr. Garciga’s awards include Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, Army Superior Civilian Service Award, Commander’s Award for Civilian Service (x3), Secretary of Defense Medal for the Global War on Terrorism and 2018 DoD-CIO Team Award.

Mr. Garciga is a U.S. Navy veteran earning his submarine warfare pin aboard the USS Memphis SSN-691. He currently resides in northern Virginia with his wife Linda and his two daughters.

Michael Duffy serves as the interim Federal Chief Information Security Officer, responsible for driving cybersecurity policy development and adoption, overseeing strategy alignment and implementation efforts, and ensuring cyber program improvement and maturation across the Federal Government.

Duffy has extensive experience managing high visibility cybersecurity and critical infrastructure programs and operations, most recently at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). He was the Associate Director for Capacity Building within CISA’s Cybersecurity Division where he led the management and growth of the federal cybersecurity portfolio including the government’s flagship cyber program, Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM), which provides agencies with foundational cyber capabilities and enables interactive, operational cyber defense for the Federal IT Enterprise.

While at CISA, Duffy led interagency cybersecurity risk management efforts through the development and execution of key federal cybersecurity policies and initiatives; managed the cyber practitioner training portfolio; and assisted federal and critical infrastructure technology executives and other national stakeholders in meeting security and technology modernization goals. He established the Federal Enterprise Improvement Team to advance and unify collective cyber defense; built CISA’s cybersecurity directives program which established the federal government as an industry leader in cybersecurity; and designed and matured the United States’ first government-wide shared cybersecurity services office which provides modern security capabilities to over one hundred agencies and dozens of critical infrastructure entities, and protects over four million assets.

Duffy chairs the Federal Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) Council, the primary body for interagency CISO collaboration and communication. He also serves as a tri-chair of the Committee for National Security Systems, the deputy chair of the Federal Acquisition Security Council, and as a board member of the Technology Modernization Fund, DHS’s Cyber Safety Review Board and the National Institute for Standards and Technology’s Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board to provide cybersecurity expertise and recommendations to Cabinet Secretaries.

Duffy holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the George Washington University, is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Senior Executive Fellows program, and is a two-time recipient of the Secretary of Homeland Security’s Meritorious Service award for his contributions to national-level cybersecurity.

Professor Rob Barnsby is the 5th Director of the Army Cyber Institute (ACI). He has spent over thirty years in service of the nation, most recently as a Vice Dean and tenured law professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Previously as the ACI Cyber Law Fellow, he developed and led all cyber law instruction for cadets while also advising the nation’s top undergraduate cyber policy team. He taught as a Visiting Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, where he has been named a Public Law & Policy Fellow, and taught intelligence law for several years at The Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Legal Center and School, also leading the Army’s earliest efforts to teach cyber law to senior military leaders and military and civilian attorneys throughout the armed forces.

Rob spent twenty years in the United States Army as both a Military Intelligence (MI) and JAG Corps officer, leading large teams of military and civilian professionals at Fort Eisenhower, Fort Drum, Fort Bragg, and Redstone Arsenal. His deployments include full-length tours with the 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan and with the 513th MI Brigade in Panama. A featured speaker at numerous law schools and at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence’s international cyber conference in Tallinn, Estonia, he has published scholarly articles in the Texas Law Review, Alabama Law Review, Military Law Review, Harvard International Review, Journal of Cyber Policy, and Cyber Defense Review.

A West Point graduate, Rob earned his J.D. at William & Mary Law School, where he also served as Executive Editor of the William & Mary Law Review. He holds several advanced degrees and is a member of the Virginia State Bar admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Dave Luber is the Director of the National Security Agency's Cybersecurity Directorate and Deputy National Manager for National Security Systems (NSS), charged with preventing and eradicating threats to US NSS and critical infrastructure.

Dave has 37 years of federal service, specializing in cybersecurity, the intersection of space and cyber, and cyber operations. Prior to his current role, Dave served as the Deputy Director of the NSA's Cybersecurity Directorate; Executive Director for US CyberCommand; Director of NSA Colorado; Program Director within the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; and Chief of NSA's Remote Operations Center, Tailored Access Operations, and Computer Network Operations.

Ms. Kristina Walter is the Director of NSA’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, in this role she is responsible for leading NSA’s open private sector relationships, in collaboration with our government partners to protect our critical government supply chain. Ms. Walter integrates NSA’s unique intelligence insights and technical expertise to defend the Defense Industrial Base and our National Security Systems from cyber threats.

With over 15 years of experience at NSA, Ms. Walter has continuously prioritized the strategic overview of NSA’s missions. Prior to rejoining the Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, she led NSA’s Future-Ready Workforce Initiative highlighting the criticality of NSA’s “people-first” mission. As well as serving as the Senior Strategist for NSA, to showcase and implement the Director’s visions through meaningful mission outcomes.

Ms. Walter earned her Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Maryland, as well as a Bachelor’s in Marketing and Logistics & Supply Chain Management. Although she is a Pennsylvania native, Ms. Walter is currently a Maryland resident, alongside her husband and two children.