Ryan Ford leads strategic business development and capture activities, lending his cybersecurity expertise to the identification and formulation of opportunities that respond to the mission needs of federal agencies.

A cybersecurity expert with over 20 years’ experience managing and delivering cybersecurity solutions, Ryan possesses a strong technical background architecting cyber solutions that monitor, protect, and respond to cyber threats targeted at high-value systems and networks. He’s also accrued extensive expertise applying solutions to monitor networked resources to ensure compliance with FISMA, NIST 800-53, and other privacy requirements and guidelines.

Prior to joining Electrosoft, Ryan served in leadership roles at IBM and Booz Allen Hamilton, leading strategic cybersecurity opportunities, programs, and business development initiatives.

Ryan holds CISSP, CDSPE, ITILv3 certifications and is an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and an CSIAC SME. He holds an MS in Computer Science from The College of Charleston and The Citadel Joint Master’s Program and a BA in Computer Science from The College of Charleston.