Chad Tetreault Joins Knox Systems Federal Advisory Board
Knox Systems today announced that Zscaler Public Sector CTO and a former Deputy Chief Technology Officer and Deputy Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer from within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Chad Tetreault, has joined the company’s Federal Advisory Board.
A proven technology leader and AI strategist, Tetreault has spent his career bridging the gap between emerging technology and mission impact. At DHS, he led the design and deployment of proprietary AI solutions that modernized Immigration services, streamlined data operations, and advanced the department’s role as a leader in responsible AI innovation. His appointment strengthens Knox’s mission to help agencies accelerate cloud and AI adoption with the compliance, speed, and resilience required of federal systems.
At Zscaler, Tetreault leads public sector AI strategy and governance, helping highly regulated environments adopt and defend next-generation AI capabilities. He also serves on the MIT Gen AI Global leadership team as Deputy Co-Lead of the Agent Dev Department, focused on democratizing AI innovation worldwide.
Tetreault continues to define unified technology strategies, integrate data and engineering across mission systems, and mentor high-performing technical teams that deliver. His work consistently emphasizes innovation with accountability - ensuring AI and analytics can drive measurable outcomes without compromising compliance or security.
The Knox Federal Advisory Board brings together senior leaders from defense, civilian, and technology sectors to advise on emerging policy, compliance, and modernization strategies aligned with FedRAMP, NIST, and DoW frameworks. Tetreault’s appointment follows recent additions including David Epperson, former Deputy CIO of the Executive Office of the President and former Deputy CIO and CISO of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Carrie Lee, Deputy CIO of the Department of Veterans Affairs - expanding Knox’s leadership bench across AI, cybersecurity, and federal IT transformation.
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Knox helps SaaS companies achieve FedRAMP in 90 days or less, at 90% of the traditional cost.
We run the largest FedRAMP Authorized managed cloud platform in the world, bringing a decade-long track record of secure and compliant operations.
Trusted by Adobe since 2014, Knox streamlines the path to FedRAMP authorization, enabling vendors to achieve FedRAMP in just 90 days across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
