Tony Scott

Prior to joining Intrusion, Inc. Tony was CEO of the TonyScottGroup, LLC., a Washington DC and Silicon Valley based consulting and venture capital firm, focused on early stage cybersecurity and privacy technologies. Prior to founding the TonyScottGroup in 2017, Tony served in the Obama administration as the Federal Chief Information Officer (Federal CIO) for the U.S. Government, and was appointed to that role by President Obama in February 2015. In that role, he had oversight, budget and management responsibilities for the more than $85 billion that the Federal Government annually spends on IT. In that capacity, he and his team managed the government wide response plan after the OPM cybersecurity incident, including the Cybersecurity Sprint and Implementation Plan (CSIP), which dramatically improved the information systems security posture of the Federal Government. He was responsible for the creation of the first of its kind “State of IT” report at the end of the administration, and Tony collaborated with members of Congress to create several legislative proposals including the “Modernizing Government Technology Act” (MGT) to improve the way IT is funded within the Federal Government. His numerous appearances before Congress, and many other forums – providing CXO level public and private sector insight on matters such as digital transformation, cloud adoption, machine learning, AI, cybersecurity, governance, open data, and workforce diversity have been widely recognized.

Immediately before joining the Obama administration, Tony was the Chief Information Officer at Vmware. Prior CXO level roles include the Chief Information Officer at Microsoft Corporation, Chief Information Officer at The Walt Disney Company, and Chief Technology Officer at General Motors Corporation. Tony has also held senior executive positions at Bristol Meyers Squibb, Price Waterhouse, Sun Microsystems, and Marriott Corporation.

Tony holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of San Francisco in Information Systems Management, and a Juris Doctorate (law) degree from Santa Clara University. He was inducted into CIO magazine’s “CIO Hall of Fame”, and has been a frequent keynote speaker, panelist, and advisor at numerous industry and government events. He is a multi-year recipient of the Fed 100 award, and has been recognized for his leadership skills by multiple organizations. He serves on the boards of The Malcolm Baldrige Foundation, TGEN Systems, and ServicePower, Inc. Past board roles have included The City of Hope, NIC Inc., and Blue Software.

Tony is an avid boater, and a licensed pilot, and enjoys skiing, motorcycles, and biking.