Biographical Info

Aaron Hughes is SVP and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Albertsons Companies, a Fortune 50 leading retailer. In this role he is responsible for enabling the business and securing the infrastructure, digital assets, and payments for a network of over 2200 supermarkets operating under 20 brands across the United States. He has 25 years of experience across cybersecurity, venture investing, technology transformation, national security, and military operations having held executive roles in retail, financial services, venture capital, strategic consulting, and the United States Government. Mr. Hughes sits on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of SentinelOne (NYSE:S) and the Board of Directors, Audit Committee, and Nomination & Governance Committee of Advanced Technology International (ATI), a privately held $5B subsidiary of ANSER Corporation providing consortium services to the largest departments and agencies in the US Government. Previously he was Vice President for Information Security and Deputy CISO at Capital One where he led the team providing security services across all of the Capital One lines of business to include Card, Financial Services, Commercial and Retail Banking as well Enterprise IT, Digital Products, and Data Initiatives. He is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy. In this position Mr. Hughes was responsible for the development and implementation of cyber policies, strategies, plans, and operational oversight for all Department of Defense efforts in cyberspace. Prior to his appointment with the DoD he was a Vice President with the strategic investment firm In-Q-Tel. In addition to his full-time civilian employment, Mr. Hughes is a Colonel in the Air Force Reserve currently serving as a Senior Advisor to the Commander at USCYBERCOM. Aaron received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia, MS in Telecommunication and Computers from George Washington University, and MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. GCIH and GSEC Certified