Chief Officer Award Finalist Chris Townsend on Breaking Down Data Silos & Scaling AI Across Government
As federal agencies race to operationalize AI and secure siloed data environments, Chris Townsend has been focused on a parallel challenge: making that data accessible, actionable and secure without driving up cost or complexity. Under his leadership, Elastic has expanded access to its platform through the GSA OneGov contract, advanced a governmentwide SIEM-as-a-service effort with
Elastic Cloud Hosted Achieves FedRAMP High Authorization
Elastic Cloud Hosted has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program High authorization on Amazon Web Services GovCloud (US), the program’s most rigorous security baseline, requiring over 400 security controls to protect sensitive unclassified government data. “FedRAMP High expands our ability to support agencies operating in highly sensitive environments and underscores Elastic’s enduring commitment to
Top Public Sector Leaders to Watch in 2025: Elastic’s Chris Townsend
Chris Townsend Vice President of Public Sector, Elastic Building a world-class Elastic public sector team, composed of exceptionally talented and diverse industry professionals dedicated to supporting the mission-critical needs of Elastic’s federal, state and local government organizations, was a top recent achievement for Chris Townsend. By enabling government and system integrator customers to organize, secure
Fed 100 Awards Honoring Industry, Government IT Heavyweights Announced
Winners of the Federal 100 awards, which honor the top leaders, decision-makers and influencers in the world of federal IT, have been announced. The 30th annual Fed 100 awards are handed out every year by FCW and parent company 1105 Media to honor members of industry and government who have “gone above and beyond to
Top 10 Cyber Execs to Watch: Chris Townsend, Symantec
Chris Townsend has been vice president of federal at Symantec for two years, after the acquisition of BlueCoat. He has been in federal IT since 2003. Why Watch: When Townsend joined Symantec, he began an approach that flipped the company’s sales focus into a customer service approach. He asked his team to meet with existing clients
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