Prior to Capital One, Aaron has collected a diverse set of experiences solving complex challenging engineering problems throughout his tech career at companies that span across multiple consumer industries and cover the range from startup to the Fortune 4.

Aaron is most notably known for being the pioneer behind expanding the possibilities of chaos engineering in its application to other safety-critical portions of the IT domain, most notably in cybersecurity. He began shaping the application of chaos engineering within cyber security during his tenure as the Chief Security Architect at a Fortune 4, UnitedHealth Group (UHG). He has since co-authored several O’Reilly Books on Security Chaos Engineering, defining the discipline.

Aaron is a frequent speaker at media outlets and conferences, notably The National Press Club, ABC News, Washington Post, TechTarget, O’Reilly’s Velocity, RSA, Blackhat, Goto, QCon, Carnegie Mellon, The Linux Foundation, DarkReading, and IEEE.

His superpower is transforming technology through his ability to inspire, attract, and connect like-minded individuals to achieve outcomes others thought were not possible. His mission is to help people see things differently and show them they can achieve something better, even if it seems impossible.