The Future of Implementing Zero Trust

Mr. Randy Resnick serves as the Director of the newly established Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office within DoD CIO/CS. Mr. Resnick joins us from the National Security Agency (NSA) with over 34 years of experience in offense and defense cybersecurity. In his most recent assignment, Mr. Resnick served as NSA’s Zero Trust Strategic Lead. In that role, Mr. Resnick successfully led and executed numerous ZT activities at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels and also provided NSA leadership during the successful ZT POM 23-27 Issue Paper process. His leadership and technical direction led to the development of the first DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture, the first NSS Zero Trust Reference Architecture, DoD’s ZT maturity model, DoD’s initial strategy for Zero Trust and the construction of two Zero Trust Innovation testbed labs in collaboration with DISA and USCC. Prior to serving as NSA’s Zero Trust Strategic Lead, Mr. Resnick held positions as their Cybersecurity Innovations Director for the NSA Cybersecurity Directorate, served as Chief of NSA’s Red Team, and served as the Deputy Mission Manager for NC2/NC3/NLCC missions.

As the Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office Director, Mr. Resnick’s focus will be to provide strategic guidance, direct alignment of DoD ZT efforts, and prioritize resources to accelerate Zero Trust adoption across the DoD Enterprise while strengthening coordination and collaboration with key partners and stakeholders across the Department, the IC, Interagency, and Industry.

A native New Yorker, Mr. Resnick holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Fairleigh Dickenson University and a Master’s Degree in Engineering Management from George Washington University. Mr. Resnick has been married for 25 years and has two daughters, ages 22 and 20, who simultaneously adore him as well as drive him crazy.

Mr. Scott M. St. Pierre serves as the Department of the Navy Principal Cyber Advisor (PCA). In this role, he is responsible for advising the Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Naval Operations, and Commandant of the Marine Corps on all cyber matters and implementing the Department of Defense Cyber Strategy within the Department of the Navy (DON).

Prior to his current role, Mr. St. Pierre was the Navy Director of Enterprise Networks and Cybersecurity, with the duties of Navy Chief Information Officer (CIO) in OPNAV N2N6D. OPNAV N2N6D serves as the CNO’s advisor for cybersecurity and as the executive agent to establish and validate requirements, set priorities, and direct overall planning and programming for cybersecurity capabilities and systems and enterprise networks. N2N6D is also the primary interface with DON CIO and supports the Deputy DON CIO – Navy.

From January 2020 to July 2023, Mr. St. Pierre served as the Deputy Director, Enterprise Networks and Cybersecurity in OPNAV N2N6, where he concurrently held the positions of Navy Senior Information Security Officer and Navy Data Officer. His responsibilities focused on fortifying the Navy’s cyber defenses and ensuring the integrity of critical information systems.

Early in his civilian career, Mr. St. Pierre held several positions at the Naval Sea Systems (NAVSEA) Command including Enterprise Information Technology Officer, which included duties of the Command Information Officer and Director of Cybersecurity for shore and business systems and Principle Assistant Program Manager for Combat System Integration for the Independence variant Littoral Combat Ships.

Mr. St. Pierre is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., where he received a B.A. in Russian Language and Literature. Upon graduation, he received his commission in the Navy through the Reserve Officer Training Corps, and served on active duty as a Surface Warfare Officer.

Mr. St. Pierre is a certified Department of Defense Acquisition Professional in Program Management (0340) and IT Program Management (2210). He also completed his GIAC Security Leadership Certification (GSLC) in 2017.