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Chuck Weissenborn is the Public Sector CTO at Dragos, where he supports efforts across the community to secure our Nation’s and the world's most critical assets from cyber threats. While at Dragos, Chuck has provided strategic and technical advice to the United States, NATO, and NATO member nations on topics related to critical infrastructure cybersecurity. Prior to joining Dragos, Chuck led business operations supporting the U.S. Army worldwide at Symantec (later a Broadcom corporation). Chuck is also a member of the Army National Guard and supports organizations across the DoD as a drilling Guardsman. Recently, he served as the Special Assistant to the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Army. Chuck’s native unit is the Critical Infrastructure Protection Battalion, West Virginia National Guard. The battalion provides mission assurance and risk reduction support across the DoD. His unit has coordinated and led support in the NATO Locked Shields cybersecurity exercise for the past four years; in 2022, Chuck served as technical director for the US national team. Prior to joining West Virginia, Chuck was a member of the Texas National Guard for over 18 years. He is the recipient of the Bronze Star Medal, the U.S. Army Combat Infantryman Badge, the Signal Corps Regimental Association Bronze Order of Mercury, and many other federal and state awards and decorations.
Chuck is an avid supporter of several non-profit organizations and is the co-chair for the Critical Infrastructure/Control Systems cybersecurity committee at the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). He is the former president of the Alamo Chapter of the Signal Corps Regimental Association and a former vice president of the Alamo Chapter of AFCEA. Chuck has presented on topics ranging from critical infrastructure cybersecurity to mental health and neurodivergence at international and national events. Chuck lives in Annapolis, MD with his wife Caitlin and daughter Calleigh.
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