Chris Hughes

Chris Hughes has roughly 20 years of Cybersecurity and IT Experience, now serving as the VP of Security Strategy at Zenity. Having served in nearly every capacity from CEO, Co-Founder, CISO and various Security Engineering and Architecture roles, Chris has built a career in deep cybersecurity focus coupled with secure business outcomes.

Chris also served as a Cyber Innovation Fellow (CIF) at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), focusing on software supply chain security and AppSec.

Enthusiastic about contributing back to the community, Chris is the Author of Software Transparency, Effective Vulnerability Management as well as his latest work, Securing Agentic AI. Chris is a frequent public speaker, panelist, author, and industry commentator on topics related to AppSec, Vulnerability Management, Software Supply Chain Security, and AI Security.

Chris is also a proud military veteran and enjoys collaborating with the security community through groups such as CSA, OWASP, and others.