Summary
Justin Hutchens is an Innovation Principal and cybersecurity thought leader with 11 years of experience translating offensive security research into strategic programs for enterprise clients. He authored The Language of Deception on AI-driven manipulation, runs the Sociosploit research blog exploring the intersection of social psychology and technical hacking, and co-hosts the Cyber Cognition podcast—demonstrating a rare blend of public-facing education and hands-on red-team expertise. His career spans leadership roles at Trace3, PwC, Invesco, and the Air Force, and includes teaching a 24-week UT Austin cybersecurity bootcamp, showing a commitment to workforce development. Justin pairs advanced degrees in information security and an executive MBA candidacy with award-winning conference speaking at RSA and DEF CON, making him as comfortable shaping policy and product strategy as executing technical assessments. He’s particularly adept at weaponizing insights from social platforms into practical risk frameworks few traditional security leaders consider.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Executive MBA (Candidate) Business, Executive MBA (Candidate) Business at Mays Business School - Texas A&M University
Associate of Science Information Systems Technology, Associate of Science Information Systems Technology at Community College of the Air Force
Master's Degree Information Systems - Computer Security Management, Master's Degree Information Systems - Computer Security Management at Strayer University
Bachelor of Science Information Technology - Network Administration, Bachelor of Science Information Technology - Network Administration at Purdue Global