Aaron Hughes

SVP and CISO for Albertsons Companies

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 $60B in annual revenue. 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.

Mr. Hughes is also the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy where, as the Senior DoD 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 full-time employment, Mr. Hughes is a Colonel in the United States Air Force Reserve currently serving as a Senior Advisor to the Commander USCYBERCOM and on the board of directors of two highly successful companies, SentinelOne and Advanced Technology International. 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.