Summary
Vu Nguyen is a seasoned cybersecurity leader with nine years of focused experience in federal IT security, currently serving as Chief Information Security Officer at the U.S. Department of Justice and a Member of the Board of Directors at AFFIRM. He has led enterprise security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, and FISMA compliance across DHS components and other federal agencies, scaling programs from SOC operations to department-wide metrics. With an MS in Telecommunications (Forensics and Security) from George Mason University, he blends technical forensics expertise with strategic governance, advising academia and policy through board roles at GMU and the National Security Institute. Vu is also engaged in applying machine learning to operational and business problems, signaling a practical interest in leveraging analytics to enhance cyber defense.
9 years of coding experience
Master of Science (M.S.) Telecommunications, Master of Science (M.S.) Telecommunications at George Mason University