WashingtonExec
September 9, 2025
When Christy Wilder joined Peraton in April 2025, she gained an all-encompassing team responsible for safeguarding Peraton’s assets — its infrastructure, information and people — across personnel clearances, risk mitigation, physical security, facility upgrades, classified programs, insider threats and more.
Building upon the existing strong foundation, Wilder has since carved a path of her own and redefined what it means to be a CSO in this ever-changing threat landscape. Her biggest achievement has been transforming the way security is viewed — both internally and externally — from a reactive necessity into a strategic business enabler and reducing the team’s operating budget while continuing to provide white-glove, customer-first service to the customer.
Security plays an early, proactive role in shaping proposals, contracting decisions and program execution, enabling one program to fast-track the delivery of a secure facility and IT infrastructure — a direct result of her team’s foresight and efficiency.
Wilder’s security approach directly supports the administration’s emphasis on national security resilience, efficiency and proactive risk mitigation. Her team ensures Peraton remains compliant with evolving federal regulations while also engaging with government counterparts to go beyond the checkbox — anticipating threats and adapting security postures accordingly. By accelerating program timelines and reducing cost without sacrificing security, Wilder is helping Peraton be a model partner to government and customers.
