Bob Metzger

Bob Metzger is an attorney in private practice. He heads the Washington, D.C. office of Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, PC. (RJO), a law firm which specializes in government contracts matters. Bob is recognized for subject area leadership in cyber, supply chain and related security matters. As a Special Government Employee of the Department of Defense, Bob was on the Defense Science Board task force that produced the “Cyber Supply Chain Report” released in April 2017. He is a co-author the MITRE “Deliver Uncompromised” Report, released in August 2018, which has influenced a broad range of security initiatives of the Department of Defense and federal civilian agencies. Named a 2016 “Federal 100” awardee, Federal Computer Week cited his “ability to integrate policy, regulation and technology” and said of him: “In 2015, he was at the forefront of the convergence of the supply chain and cybersecurity, and his work continues to influence the strategies of federal entities and companies alike.” He represents leading technology companies in several different industry sectors in litigation as well as in regulatory matters.

Christopher Newborn

Christopher Newborn, a member of Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition and Cybersecurity Workforce, was appointed as a Professor of Information Technology (Cybersecurity Emphasis) at the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) in August 2015. Mr. Newborn duties include developing curriculum, teaching, and consulting members of the Acquisition and Cybersecurity Workforce who are responsible for acquiring, deploying, and maintaining cybersecurity capabilities and defending DoD’s networks, systems, and data.

Before his appointment at DAU, Mr. Newborn served as the acting Director of Cybersecurity for Program Executive Office of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (PEO C4I); the Cybersecurity Workforce Integrated Product Team (IPT) Co-Chair for the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Command; the Cybersecurity Working Group Lead for PEO C4I; and the Acquisition Manager for Information Assurance (IA) & Cybersecurity Program Office.

Mr. Newborn has over 22 years of IA/Cybersecurity experience regarding Access Control, Telecommunications and Network Security, Information Security Governance and Risk Management, Cryptography, Security Architecture and Design, Operations Security, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning. Mr. Newborn also has over 33 years of Program, Project, and Portfolio Management experience concerning cost, schedule, performance, risk, and managed projects requiring the execution of $80M annually. In addition to his Cybersecurity and Program Management experience, Mr. Newborn has over 33 years of Contracts experience concerning cost estimation, Scope of Work/Statement of Objectives development and evaluation, Contracting Office Representative monitoring and execution, and Technical Evaluation Board responsibility.

Mr. Newborn is a graduate of Morehouse College where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School where he earned a Master of Science degree in Management. He has also obtained the Global Information Assurance Security Leadership Certificate (GSLC), the Global Information Assurance Information Security Professional (GISP), the Global Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership (GSTRT), and the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certifications.

Kevin Hancock

Kevin Hancock has over 20 years experience in secure collaboration with distributed teams and partners in highly regulated markets. He has led Sales Engineering, Customer Success, and Professional Services Teams across a broad technology spectrum including Agile Development and DevOps tools and practices; Zero Trust Networking; and Identity and Access Management just to name a few. Focusing on driving adoption, managing change, and helping customers learn, Kevin joined Exostar in May 2021 as Director, Sales Engineering.