# Welcome Chris Hughes

Source: https://www.testifysec.com/blog/blog-welcome-chris-h/

Author: TestifySec Team

Published: 2022-11-15

A historical announcement welcoming Chris Hughes as an advisor to TestifySec.

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Today we welcome cloud cybersecurity expert Chris Hughes to TestifySec in the role of Board Advisor. Chris brings over a decade of focused experience and thought leadership in cloud security in both Federal and commercial marketplaces. His tenures with the U.S. General Services Administration, the U.S. Air Force, and the Navy, and in adjunct professorships at the University of Maryland and Capitol Technology University complement his work with a range of companies and industry consortia.

 

Chris exemplifies the cybersecurity impetus behind the founding of TestifySec and the viewpoint for the company's success:

 

> "Vulnerabilities and weaknesses in widely deployed software present systemic threats to the security and stability of modern society as government services, infrastructure providers, nonprofits and the vast majority of private businesses rely on software in order to function." -- Chris Hughes

 

Chris's particular experience on the [FedRAMP](https://www.fedramp.gov/) Joint Authorization Board (JAB), his mentorship to multiple cybersecurity companies and as a leader at the Linux Foundation, give his advisory to TestifySec a unique and valuable perspective

 

## Chris's Background

 

Chris's varied experience gives him a unique substantive cybersecurity worldview. His curriculum vitae spans roles as

 

- CISO and Co-Founder at veteran's IT consultancy Aquia
 - Adjunct Professor of Cybersecurity at [University of Maryland Global Campus](https://www.umgc.edu/) and Capitol Technology University
 - Cloud Security Architect at the U.S. General Services Administration
 - Multiple roles at the US Navy NAVWAR (formerly SPAWAR), including PEO EIS Operations, Lead for Cybersecurity and Cloud Information System Security Manager
 - Cybersecurity Specialist in the US Air Force

 

Chris holds an M.S. in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Dakota State University, an M.B.A. from Strayer University, and certification from Carnegie Mellon University's CISO/Cybersecurity program.