Ryan Hill
CFO, Millennium Corp.
Ryan Hill recently completed Millennium’s first acquisition, opening up a new growth avenue for the business. Since he joined in 2013, Millennium’s significant growth was purely organic. Millennium is currently the market leader in cyber red teaming and threat emulation across the Defense Department and is aggressively expanding into many federal civilian agencies.
The Millennium Red Team is committed to developing and operationalizing the Next Generation Red Team, deploying cutting-edge capabilities to address emerging threats and the evolving technology landscape, to enhance their cybersecurity posture and resilience among their national security partners.
“Any entrepreneur will tell you that acquiring your first business can be daunting,” said Cedric Henry, co-founder and president of Millennium. “The complexities of the process and the risks you are taking can be overwhelming. Ryan’s financial expertise and consistent dedication to the business gave us the confidence to pursue that first acquisition. We are so thankful we did as the acquisition has been a huge success, not only for the business but for the employees that were acquired as well. Everyone has stayed on, and we are growing that new line of business together as a team.”
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Millennium has started down the road of its aggressive growth strategy. With its first acquisition being a huge success for the business, the company is already targeting several additional strategic acquisitions.
“I am so thankful to be part of such an amazing industry,” Hill said. “The customers and missions we support are truly impacting our national security on a day-to-day basis. My colleagues and mentors in the industry are amazing as well. I am so grateful for my awesome network of GovCon CFOs and other industry professionals. I have learned so much from them over the past 20 years, and I look forward to using that knowledge and experience to continue building great businesses and supporting the mission.”
His favorite mantra is, “The fastest way to achieve success is to first help others succeed.” Hill said he has lived by that mantra for most of his career and not only has it worked, but it has brought him joy, fulfillment and lasting friendships along the way.