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Aaron Hughes
Board Vice Chair
Aaron Hughes is Group Vice President and CISO for 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.
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. During his seven years with the firm, he held a variety of roles culminating with leadership of all Intelligence Community engagement, outreach, and strategic relationships.
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.
Mr. Hughes 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.
