Asset intelligence [and action] for the U.S. Federal government

Essye Miller is a former CIO and CISO for the Department of Defense. She has more than 35 years of governance in executive roles across the DoD, US Army, and US Air Force. She led the DoD’s strategy for the $49B IT arm of the DoD, and established the Cloud Computing Office. As CISO, she led the DoD’s $8B Cybersecurity Program including coordinating defense-wide cybersecurity across federal agencies, private-sector defense organizations, and international coalition partners.

Renee Wynn is a strategic Independent Board Director and a former CIO and C-level Officer with 30+ years of diverse governance experience, notably, at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As the CIO at NASA, she provided strategic direction and governance for NASA’s global enterprise IT services, overseeing 11 CIOs at 11 U.S. centers, and a $2B IT portfolio for the $22.6B independent US federal space agency, supporting over 65,000 NASA employees and contractors globally.

Lieutenant General (Ret.) Robert J. Skinner brings over 25 years of experience in leading cyber defense initiatives and digital modernization programs across the U.S. government. He most recently served as the Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), where he managed a global network with nearly 19,000 service members, civilians and contractors who plan, develop, deliver and operate joint, interoperable command and control capabilities and defend an enterprise infrastructure in more than 42 countries. Previously he was the Director of Command, Control, Communications and Cyber at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

Dean Sysman is a world-renowned entrepreneur and expert in cybersecurity. He's been honored with a place on the Forbes Under 30 Israel list, and he was a winner of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in New York.

Dean is the CEO and co-founder of Axonius, a world leader in enabling organizations to see and secure their infrastructure that has grown to a $2.6B valuation in less than 5 years from founding. Before founding Axonius, Dean co-founded Cymmetria, A YC-backed cyber deception company with Fortune 500 customers that was acquired by private equity.

Tom Kennedy is the Advisor and General Manager of Axonius Federal Systems, where he’s responsible for building on the program’s growth, and expanding the impact and reach of the Axonius platform within the federal marketplace. Prior to joining Axonius, Tom was Vice President of Public Sector at Rubrik, where he helped to accelerate the company’s federal sector growth. He previously served as Vice President and General Manager, Public Sector at Veritas, where he led the company’s federal, state and local, education, and healthcare divisions. He held several leadership roles at Symantec before they spun off Veritas.

Melinda Rogers joined Microsoft in June 2025 as Partner for Customer Voice, Office 365 Enterprise and Cloud, with a focus on federal civilian, intelligence, defense, and defense industrial base sectors. Previously, she served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the U.S. Department of Justice, following her tenure as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Melinda also brings extensive private-sector experience, including roles in consumer products marketing at Procter & Gamble, and financial services leadership as Assistant Vice President at Equifax for Fraud Prevention and Identity Verification Solutions, and at NationsBank for Commercial Real Estate Lending. She holds an MBA from Emory University and a Bachelor of Science from George Mason University.