When you hear of scouts giving scholarships, you think of the University of Alabama discovering a defensive lineman in rural Georgia. 

This is a story of the long-term result of the federal government discovering and developing talent. This effort had a tremendous long-term impact on improving cybersecurity in the government and commercial sector as well.

Today we have Travis Ross, the new CTO Federal for Rubrik. During the interview, you will learn about his fascinating career. Somewhat of a “Doogie Howser,” Travis was spotted early in his schooling to be a whiz at solving puzzles.

DISA saw his potential and helped him with a scholarship and training to leverage these unique skills to solve some perplexing problems. The amazing part is that his scholarship letter arrived on September 10, 2001. The incident the next day set the stage for his career.

He engaged in the early days of DoD PKI and the Public Key Encryption Program. After a distinguished federal career, he moved on to commercial organizations. He has chosen to work for Rubrik because he can apply the full spectrum of his varied skill set to apply commercial innovation to federal concerns.

If you are not hooked by now, you may want to know what his thoughts are on topics like compliance, software development, and continuous improvement. The overview is that compliance must be a continuous process and security must be “baked in” the code before it ever gets released.

Great perspective from a person who has sat in the federal and commercial seat helping federal leaders overcome major challenges.

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