Aaron Hughes is Senior Vice President and CISO at Albertsons Companies. 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 serving 30 million customers per week and driving over $70B in annual revenue. Previously, he was Deputy CISO and Vice President for Information Security at Capital One where he led the team providing security services across all Capital One lines of business to include Card, Financial Services, Commercial and Retail Banking as well Enterprise IT, Digital Products, and Data Initiatives.

Mr. Hughes is also the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy where, as the senior Department of Defense cyber official, he was the primary interface with the broader USG, Congress, the public, and foreign governments for all defense related cyber policy matters. His office was responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of cyber policies, strategies, operations, and plans for the Department of Defense.

In addition to his role at Albertsons Companies, Mr. Hughes sits on the Board of Directors for one of the leading cybersecurity companies SentinelOne (NYSE $S) and is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for privately held Advanced Technology International (ATI), a leading provider of consortium services to the largest departments and agencies in the US Government.  Additionally, Mr. Hughes is a Colonel in the United States Air Force Reserve currently serving as a Senior Advisor for Cyber Policy and Operations at USCYBERCOM. He received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia, MS in Telecommunications and Computers from George Washington University, and MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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