Hugh Barrett is chief product officer of Xacta for Telos Corporation. He is the chief architect and directs development efforts for the Xacta product suite. He has worked closely with commercial, federal, and international Telos customers for over fifteen years, dedicating much of this time to cyber risk management consulting and product development. He joined the company in 1999 and has also served as vice president of product development and technical solutions. Prior to joining Telos, he held the position of Sr. Product Manager for Information Builders in NYC. Mr. Barrett holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the State University of New York College at Brockport. He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP).

Evelyn Anderson has over 28 years of experience in IT Security. Evelyn is an IBM Distinguished Engineer, which is an executive technical role within IBM. Evelyn has served across IBM’s organization as the global leader for Identity & Access Management, Security, Regulatory, Risk Management, Physical Security, System Currency and Infrastructure Protection where she led the design of a global framework to standardize delivery, automate controls and reduce security risks for IBM and its Clients.

Evelyn holds a master’s degree in Technology Management and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting. She has professional certifications in Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) , AWS Cloud Practitioner, and is also an IBM Master Inventor.