Peter O’Donoghue
CTO, Tyto Athene
Peter O’Donoghue’s biggest accomplishment since joining Tyto Athene has been building a CTO organization aligned with the company’s strategic goals, with a focus on M&A and team development. He helped lead the acquisition of MindPoint Group, adding top cyber and automation capabilities, rebuilt the New Business Solutions team, and launched an innovation lab, creating a deep bench strong enough to compete with any firm around the Beltway.
“It’s truly a privilege to lead Tyto’s CTO team during this time of extraordinary innovation and transformation,” he said. “I’m grateful to work alongside such exceptional engineering talent, capable of rapidly integrating and applying modern AI, cloud, networking, cyber and post-quantum technologies with a relentless focus on delivering secure mission outcomes for our warfighting and national security customers.”
Why Watch
In 2025, O’Donoghue and his team are focused on driving sustainable growth by building compelling solution accelerators and partnering with the growth team to outpace the competition. The company’s innovation lab is advancing networking, cyber, mission data and digital solutions under the guiding principle of AI-driven intelligent automation. They’re deploying preeminent engineering talent to co-develop mission-aligned solutions that maximize government efficiency, drive mission success and enable decision superiority through secure, resilient and automated technologies.
Fun Fact: O’Donoghue has been competing relentlessly since his days as a swimmer in Ireland, where he represented the national team, set multiple records and earned an athletic scholarship to the U.S. His experience taught him how to win, adapt to setbacks, stay accountable and build strong team culture — lessons that still shape him today. It’s also how he met his wife.