James “Aaron” Bishop, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Department of the Air Force, comprised of the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Space Force. As CISO, he is responsible for advising the Chief Information Officer and senior officials on cybersecurity policy, cybersecurity programs and cyber force development in the department. He leads a Directorate comprised of military, civilian and contractor personnel responsible for developing cybersecurity policy and strategy for over 5,000 Air Force information technology systems. He oversees risk management and cybersecurity accountability for information systems, weapon systems and operational technology supporting military cyberspace operations. His portfolio includes policy and governance of the defense industrial base, cyber supply chain risk management, compliance and cybersecurity capabilities. He has oversight for the Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act laws and cryptographic modernization supporting cyber operations for the department.

Mr. Bishop recently joined the Department of the Air Force to drive cybersecurity innovation. He is a highly experienced National Security Services and Information Security Executive with in-depth knowledge of government contracting, business execution, national security, military supply chain, criminal investigation and cybersecurity. As the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Eigenspace and Quantum Security Alliance, Mr. Bishop evangelized disruptive and transformational research and approaches to the cyber industry while building coalitions with academia, industry partners and U.S. government agencies. As an industry expert, he was nominated to the Presidential National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee.

Prior to his current position, Mr. Bishop held positions in industry as a key leader with the Science Applications International Corporation as Vice President of Enterprise Business Transformation and Chief Architect, and later, the Chief Information Security Officer. Prior to SAIC, Mr. Bishop was the General Manager of Microsoft Corporation’s National Security Group. He was responsible for providing consultation and support services to National Intelligence, Military Intelligence, U.S. Special Operations, the Department of Justice, Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to Microsoft, Mr. Bishop was the Chief Technologist at Keane Federal Systems and Chief Technology Officer of ANSTEC, Inc. Mr. Bishop is a veteran having served honorably in the United States Navy.

Mr. Bishop earned a Bachelor of Science in General Studies from Northwestern State University and a Master of Science in Cybersecurity in Management and Policy from the University of Maryland Global Campus.

Mike Conigliaro is a detail-oriented, high-energy, and passionate organizational change leader with over 15 years of experience in the technology industry. He has spent the majority of that time working with clients from various industries—from healthcare, public sector, financial services, as well as armed services—to help them carry out their mission on time and exceed the expectations of those he has worked with. A resourceful individual who can work autonomously and part of a cross-functional team to meet strategic goals through technical capabilities. His experience is diverse and includes fulfilling various architecture, consulting, and program management roles during his career. His solid communication skills have allowed effective collaboration with business and technical stakeholders at various levels of organizations.

He has spent over four years at Red Hat. During that time, it has been focused on enabling Air Force and Space Force partners around Red Hat's DevSecOps and Hybrid Cloud capabilities—including automation, application modernization, and cloud-native app development—by aligning strategic requirements with mission-ready capabilities.

Previously, he led Apprenda's Client Service delivery team, advocating Kubernetes and DevSecOps principles for their enterprise customers and partner ecosystem.