Richard Tippitt

Richard Tippitt works at Dragos, Inc., an industrial cybersecurity startup, as a product manager where he manages the vision, strategy, and delivery of the industry-leading Dragos Platform. Prior to Dragos, Richard helped start the Air Force’s Kessel Run Experimentation Lab, transforming how the military develops and delivers software. He spent 8 years active duty in the Air Force executing missions around the world. He led teams of five to fifty-five people, instilling an innovation mindset in every organization throughout his career. In his free time, Richard also volunteers as a product manager for the Global Emancipation Network, an NGO dedicated to eradicating human trafficking and modern day slavery. Richard holds a Master of Science degree in Information Technology from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Air Force Academy.