Nicolas Chaillan

Nicolas Chaillan is a technology entrepreneur, software developer, cybersecurity expert, and inventor. He was the first U.S. Air Force chief software officer (CSO) and is the founder of Ask Sage, Learn with Nic, and In the Nic of Time. His experience and expertise cover cybersecurity, software development, product innovation, governance, risk management, and compliance with work in cloud computing, development security operations (DevSecOps), big data, multi-touch, mobile technology, Internet of things (IoT), mixed reality, virtual reality (VR), and wearables. Fluent in both French and English, Chaillan was born and raised in France and is now a United States citizen living in the Washington, D.C. - Baltimore area.

After leaving the U.S. Air Force in October 2021, Nicolas Chaillan founded and operates three entities. In 2021, he founded In the Nic of Time, an organization that hosts weekly discussions on topics such as software, digital transformation, innovation, and DevSecOps on its YouTube and LinkedIn Live channels. In 2022, he founded Learn with Nic, a subscription-based, self-learning digital platform with a collaboration space in the metaverse. In 2023, he founded Ask Sage which brings generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to government teams.

Nicolas Chaillan worked for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as chief architect for Cyber.gov, now the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and special advisor for cybersecurity from October 2016 to January 2018. He was subsequentially selected and served as a civilian as the first U.S. Air Force chief software officer (CSO) from May 2018 to October 2021. As CSO, he worked under Dr. William Roper, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology, and logistics. Chaillan was also the co-lead for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise DevSecOps initiative (DSOP) with the DoD chief information officer.

Nicolas Chaillan has founded twelve companies, including his most recent start-ups In the Nic of Time, Learn with Nic, and Ask Sage. In 1999, he founded his first company, WORLDAKT, at the age of fifteen in France. His other companies include GamesAKT, AKT, and SOFTAKT, also founded in France, and Touch Ordering, LLC, Wait List Ordering, Nesting Partners, PublishMenu.com, AFTER-MOUSE.COM, and anyGuest.com founded in the United States.

Nicolas Chaillan attended Collège des Chartreux from 2000 to 2002 and holds three professional certifications: CISSP – (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certificate 550109 (Apr 2016), CEH – EC-Council, Certified Ethical Hacker (Jul 2017) and CompTIA Security+ certification (Sep 2015). He attended the St. Charles high school in Marseille, France.

Nicolas Chaillan is a technology entrepreneur, software developer, cybersecurity expert, and inventor. He was the first United StatesU.S. Air Force chief software officer (CSO) and is the founder of Ask Sage, Learn with Nic, and In the Nic of Time. His experience and expertise cover cybersecurity, software development, product innovation, governance, risk management, and compliance with work in cloud computing, Developmentdevelopment Securitysecurity Operationsoperations (DevSecOps), big data, multi-touch, mobile technology, Internet of things (IoT), mixed reality, virtual reality (VR), and wearables. Fluent in both French and English, Chaillan was born and raised in France and is now a United States citizen living in the Washington, D.C. - Baltimore area.

After leaving the U.S. Air Force in October 2021, Nicolas Chaillan founded and operates three entities that are closely related. He In 2021, he founded In the Nic of Time, an organization that hosts weekly discussions on topics such as softwaresoftware, digital transformation, innovation, and DevSecOps on hisits YouTube and LinkedIn Live channels. In 2022, he founded Learn with Nic, a subscription-based, self-learning digital platform with a collaboration space in the metaverse. HeIn also2023, he founded Ask Sage which brings generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to government teams.

Nicolas Chaillan worked for the United States Department of Homeland Security as chief architect for Cyber.gov and special advisor for cybersecurity from October 2016 to January 2018. He was subsequentially selected and served as the first United States Air Force chief software officer (CSO) from May 2018 to October 2021. As CSO, he worked under Dr. William Roper, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology, and logistics. Chaillan was also the co-lead for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise DevSecOps initiative (DSOP) with the DoD chief information officer.

While working at the U.S. Air Force, Chaillan led the transition to Agile and DevSecOps, including continuous Authority to Operate (c-ATO) processes. Chaillan also evaluated and authorized commercially available off-the-shelf software and cloud-related technologies for the Air Force.

He serves on multiple company advisory boards and is the chairman of AFTER-MOUSE.COM, a company he founded in 2008.

Nicolas Chaillan worked for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as chief architect for Cyber.gov, now the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and special advisor for cybersecurity from October 2016 to January 2018. He was subsequentially selected and served as a civilian as the first U.S. Air Force chief software officer (CSO) from May 2018 to October 2021. As CSO, he worked under Dr. William Roper, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology, and logistics. Chaillan was also the co-lead for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise DevSecOps initiative (DSOP) with the DoD chief information officer.

While working at the U.S. Air Force, Chaillan led the transition to Agile and DevSecOps, including continuous Authority to Operate (c-ATO) processes. Chaillan also evaluated and authorized commercially available off-the-shelf software and cloud-related technologies for the U.S. Air Force.

Chaillan was also the special advisor for cloud security and DevSecOps at the DoD, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitionacquisition &and Sustainmentsustainment OUSD(A&S), and he was the chief architect and cybersecurity special advisor for Cyber.gov at the Department of Homeland Security.

Nicolas Chaillan joinedworked for the United States Department of Homeland Security as chief architect for Cyber.gov and special advisor for cybersecurity from October 2016 to January 2018. He was subsequentially selected and served as the first United States Air Force chief software officer (CSO) from May 2018 to October 2021. As CSO, he worked under Dr. William Roper, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology, and logistics. Chaillan was also the co-lead for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise DevSecOps initiative (DSOP) with the DoD chief information officer.

Nicolas Chaillan has founded twelve companies, including his most recent start-ups In the Nic of Time, Learn with Nic, and Ask Sage. In 1999, he founded his first company WORLDAKT at the age of fifteen in France. His other companies include GamesAKT, AKT, and SOFTAKT, also founded in France, and Touch Ordering, LLC, Wait List Ordering, Nesting Partners, PublishMenu.com, AFTER-MOUSE.COM, and anyGuest.com founded in the United States.

Nicolas Chaillan serves on several advisory boards including Tetrate, Traceable AI, Harness, Aqua Security, Xage Security, Crowdbotics, Scryb Inc., and Exovera. He previously served on the AccuKnox advisory board and on the Forbes Technology Council. He is also a strategic advisor to raftRaft, VivSoft, and Security Compass and serves on the EC-Council as both a C|ASE (Certified Application Security Engineer) and CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) board member.

Nicolas Chaillan serves on several advisory boards including TetrateTetrate, Traceable AITraceable AI, HarnessHarness, Aqua SecurityAqua Security, Xage SecurityXage Security, CrowdboticsCrowdbotics, Scryb Inc.Scryb Inc., and ExoveraExovera. He previously served on the AccuKnoxAccuKnox advisory board and on the Forbes Technology CouncilForbes Technology Council. He is also a strategic advisor to raft, VivSoftVivSoft, and Security CompassSecurity Compass and serves on the EC-CouncilEC-Council as both a C|ASE (Certified Application Security Engineer) and CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) board member.

Nicolas Chaillan is a technology entrepreneur, software developer, cybersecurity expert, and inventor. He was the first United States Air Force chief software officer (CSO) and is the founder of Ask Sage, Learn with Nic, and In the Nic of Time. His experience and expertise cover cybersecurity, software development, product innovation, governance, risk management, and compliance with work in cloud computing, Development Security Operations (DevSecOps), big data, multi-touch, mobile technology, Internet of things (IoT), mixed reality, virtual reality (VR), and wearables. Fluent in both French and English, Chaillan was born and raised in France and is now a United States citizen living in the Washington, D.C. - Baltimore area.

In March 2022, Nicolas Chaillan was appointed special advisor to Scryb Inc. He also joined the boards of Crowdbotics, Traceable AI, and Exovera and became a special advisor to raft in early 2022. In December 2021, he joined the board of Tetrate and became a strategic advisor to Security Compass and VivSoft. He served on the Forbes Technology Council from June 2018 to June 2019 and on the board of Holding AKT from January 2014 to January 2018. In 2017, he joined the EC Council.

Nicolas Chaillan serves on several advisory boards including Tetrate, Traceable AI, Harness, Aqua Security, Xage Security, Crowdbotics, Scryb Inc., and Exovera. He previously served on the AccuKnox advisory board and on the Forbes Technology Council. He is also a strategic advisor to raft, VivSoft, and Security Compass and serves on the EC-Council as both a C|ASE (Certified Application Security Engineer) and CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) board member.

Chaillan was born in Marseille, France, to Sylvie Chaillan and French journalist, Bernard Chaillan. He later became a U.S. citizen.He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Ashton Nicole Chaillan. They had their first child in 2018 and twins in 2020.

In March 2022, Nicolas Chaillan was appointed special advisor to Scryb Inc. in March 2022Inc. He also joined the boards of Crowdbotics, Traceable AI, and Exovera and became a special advisor to raft in early 2022. In December 2021, he joined the board of Tetrate and became a strategic advisor to Security Compass and VivSofVivSoft. He served on the Forbes Technology Council from June 2018 to June 2019 and on the board of Holding AKT from January 2014 to January 2018. In 2017, he joined the EC Council.

Nicolas Chaillan has founded twelve companies, including his most recent start-ups In the Nic of Time, Learn with Nic, and Ask Sage. In 1999, he founded his first company WORLDAKT at the age of fifteen in France. His other companies include GamesAKT, AKT, and SOFTAKT, also founded in France, and Wait List Ordering, Nesting Partners, Holding AKT, AFTER-MOUSE.COM, Cyber Revolution, Prevent Breach, and anyGuest.com founded in the United States.

Nicolas Chaillan is a technology entrepreneur, software developer, cybersecurity expert, and inventor. He was the first United States Air Force chief software officer (CSO), leaving that position in October 2021. Heand is the founder of Ask Sage and, Learn with Nic, in addition to several other companies, and the founder and on-air host of "In the Nic of Time". His experience and expertise cover cybersecurity, software development, product innovation, governance, risk management, and compliance with work in cloud computing, Development Security Operations (DevSecOps), big data, multi-touch, mobile technology, Internet of things (IoT), mixed reality, virtual reality (VR), and wearables. Chaillan is originally from Marseille, France, and became a United States citizen.

After leaving the U.S. Air Force, Nicolas Chaillan founded and operates three entities that are closely related. He founded In the Nic of Time, an organization that hosts weekly discussions on topics such as software, digital transformation, innovation, orand DevSecOps on his "In the Nic of Time" YouTube and LinkedIn Live channels. In 2022, he founded Learn with Nic, a subscription-based, self-learning digital platform with a collaboration space in the metaverse. He also founded Ask Sage which brings generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to government teams.

Nicolas Chaillan joined the United States Department of Homeland Security as chief architect and special advisor for cybersecurity from October 2016 to January 2018. He was subsequentially selected and served as the first United States Air Force chief software officer (CSO) from May 2018 to October 2021. ThereAs CSO, he worked under Dr. William Roper, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology, and logistics. Chaillan was also the co-lead for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise DevSecOps initiative (DSOP) with the DoD chief information officer.

While working at the U.S. Air Force, Chaillan led the transition to Agile and DevSecOps, including continuous Authority to Operate (c-ATO) processes. Chaillan also evaluated and authorized commercially available off-the-shelf software and cloud-related technologies for the Air Force.

Chaillan was also the special advisor for cloud security and DevSecOps at the DoD, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment OUSD(A&S), and he was the chief architect and cybersecurity special advisor for Cyber.gov at the Department of Homeland SecurityDepartment of Homeland Security.

In 2022, Nicolas Chaillan was appointed special advisor to Scryb Inc. in March 2022. He also joined the boards of Crowdbotics, Traceable AI, and Exovera and became a special advisor to raft in early 2022. In December 2021, he joined the board of Tetrate and became a strategic advisor to Security Compass and VivSof. He served on the Forbes Technology Council from June 2018 to June 2019 and on the board of Holding AKT from January 2014 to January 2018. In 2017, he joined the EC Council.

Nicolas Chaillan has founded twelve companies, including his most recent start-ups In the Nic of Time, Learn with Nic, and Ask Sage. HeIn 1999, he founded his first company WORLDAKT at the age of fifteen in France. His other companies include GamesAKT and SOFTAKT, also founded in France, and Wait List Ordering, Nesting Partners, Holding AKT, AFTER-MOUSE.COM, Cyber Revolution, Prevent Breach, and anyGuest.com. He has created and sold over 180 innovative software products to forty-five Fortune 500 companies, and he is recognized as a pioneerfounded ofin the computer languageUnited PHPStates.

He has created and sold over 180 innovative software products to forty-five Fortune 500 companies, and he is recognized as a pioneer of the computer language PHP.

Chaillan was born in Marseille, France, to Sylvie Chaillan and French journalist, Bernard Chaillan. He later became a U.S. citizen.He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Ashton Nicole Chaillan.

Nicolas Chaillan is a technology entrepreneur, software developer, cybersecurity expert, and inventor. He was the first United States Air Force chief software officer (CSO), leaving that position in October 2021. He is the founder of Ask Sage and Learn with Nic, in addition to several other companies, and the founder and on-air host of "In the Nic of Time". His experience and expertise cover cybersecurity, software development, product innovation, governance, risk management, and compliance with work in cloud computing, Development Security Operations (DevSecOps), big data, multi-touch, mobile technology, Internet of things (IoT), mixed reality, virtual reality (VR), and wearables. Chaillan is originally from Marseille, France, and became a United States citizen.

After leaving the Air Force, Nicolas Chaillan founded and operates three entities that are closely related. He founded In the Nic of Time, an organization that hosts weekly discussions on topics such as software, digital transformation, innovation, or DevSecOps on his "In the Nic of Time" YouTube and LinkedIn Live channels. In 2022, he founded Learn with Nic, a subscription-based, self-learning digital platform with a collaboration space in the metaverse. He also founded Ask Sage which brings generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to government teams.

Nicolas Chaillan has founded twelve companies, including In the Nic of Time, Learn with Nic and Ask Sage. He founded his first company WORLDAKT being founded at the age of fifteen in France. His other companies include AFTER-MOUSE.COM, Cyber Revolution, Prevent Breach, and anyGuest.com. He has created and sold over 180 innovative software products to forty-five Fortune 500 companies, and he is recognized as a pioneer of the computer language PHP.

In 2022, Chaillan founded Learn with Nic, a self-learning digital platform with the world’s first collaboration space in the metaverse. Each week, he also hosts a discussion on software, digital transformation, innovation, or DevSecOps on his "In the Nic of Time" YouTube and LinkedIn Live channels. He also founded Ask Sage, Inc, which brings generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to government teams.

Nicolas Chaillan is a technology entrepreneur, software developer, cybersecurity expert, and inventor. He was the first United States Air Force chief software officer (CSO), leaving that position in October 2021. He is the founder of Ask SageAsk Sage and Learn with Nic, in addition to several other companies, and the on-air host of "In the Nic of TimeIn the Nic of Time, in addition to several other companies". His experience and expertise cover cybersecurity, software development, product innovation, governance, risk management, and compliance with work in cloud computing, Development Security Operations (DevSecOps), big data, multi-touch, mobile technology, Internet of things (IoT), mixed reality, virtual reality (VR), and wearables. Chaillan is originally from Marseille, France, and became a United States citizen.

Nicolas Chaillan has founded twelve companies, with his first company WORLDAKT being founded at age fifteen. His other companies include AFTER-MOUSE.COM, Cyber Revolution, Prevent Breach, and anyGuest.com. He has created and sold over 180 innovative software products to forty-five Fortune 500 companies, and he is recognized as a pioneer of the computer language PHP. In 2022, Chaillan founded Learn with Nic, a self-learning digital platform with the world’s first collaboration space in the metaverse. He also founded Ask Sage, Inc, which brings generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to government teams.

In 2022, Chaillan founded Learn with Nic, a self-learning digital platform with the world’s first collaboration space in the metaverse. Each week, he also hosts a discussion on software, digital transformation, innovation, or DevSecOps on his "In the Nic of Time" YouTube and LinkedIn Live channels. He also founded Ask Sage, Inc, which brings generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to government teams.

Nicolas Chaillan attended Collège des ChartreuxCollège des Chartreux from 2000 to 2002 and holds three professional certifications: CISSP – (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certificate 550109 (Apr 2016), CEH – EC-Council, Certified Ethical Hacker (Jul 2017) and CompTIA Security+ certification (Sep 2015). He attended the St. Charles high school in Marseille, France.

Nicolas Chaillan is a technologytechnology entrepreneurentrepreneur, software developersoftware developer, cybercybersecurity expert, and inventorinventor. He was the first United States Air ForceAir Force chief software officer (CSO), leaving that position in October 2021. He is the founder of Ask Sage and In the Nic of Time, in addition to several other companies. His experience and expertise cover cybersecurity, software developmentsoftware development, product innovationproduct innovation, governancegovernance, risk managementrisk management, and compliancecompliance with work in cloud computingcloud computing, Development Security Operations (DevSecOpsDevSecOps), Bigbig Datadata, multi-touchmulti-touch, mobilemobile technology, Internet of things (IoTIoT), Mixedmixed Realityreality, virtual reality (VRVR), and wearableswearables. Chaillan is originally from Marseille, France, and became a United States citizen.

Nicolas Chaillan was selected and served as the first United States Air Force chief software officer (CSO) from May 2018 to October 2021. There he worked under Dr. William Roper, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology, and logistics. Chaillan was also the co-lead for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise DevSecOps initiative (DSOP) with the DoD Chiefchief Informationinformation Officerofficer.

While working at the Air Force, Chaillan led the transition to AgileAgile and DevSecOps, including continuous Authority to Operate (c-ATO) processes. Chaillan also evaluated and authorized commercially available off-the-shelf software and cloud-related technologies for the Air Force.

Chaillan was also the special advisor for cloud security and DevSecOps at the DoD, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment OUSD(A&S), and he was the chief architect and cybersecurity special advisor for Cyber.gov at the Department of Homeland SecurityDepartment of Homeland Security.

Nicolas Chaillan was appointed special advisor to Scryb Inc. in March 2022. He also joined the boards of CrowdboticsCrowdbotics, Traceable AI, and ExoveraExovera and became a special advisor to raft in early 2022. In 2021, he joined the board of TetrateTetrate and became a strategic advisor to Security CompassSecurity Compass and VivSof. He served on the Forbes Technology CouncilForbes Technology Council from June 2018 to June 2019 and on the board of Holding AKT from January 2014 to January 2018. In 2017, he joined the EC Council.

Nicolas Chaillan has founded twelve companies, with his first company WORLDAKT being founded at age fifteen. His other companies include AFTER-MOUSE.COMAFTER-MOUSE.COM, Cyber Revolution, Prevent BreachPrevent Breach, and anyGuest.comanyGuest.com. He has created and sold over 180 innovative software products to 45forty-five Fortune 500Fortune 500 companies, and he is recognized as a pioneer of the computer language PHPPHP. In 2022, Chaillan founded Learn with Nic, a self-learning digital platform with the world’s first collaboration space in the metaversemetaverse. He also founded Ask Sage, Inc, which brings Generativegenerative artificial intelligence (AIAI) capabilities (GPT) to government teams.

Nicolas Chaillan attended Collège des Chartreux from 2000 to 2002 and holds three professional certifications: CISSP – (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certificate 550109 (Apr 2016), CEH – EC-Council, Certified Ethical Hacker (Jul 2017) and CompTIA Security+CompTIA Security+ Certification, CompTIAcertification (Sep 2015). He attended the St. Charles high school in Marseille, France.

Chaillan was born in Marseille, France, to Sylvie Chaillan and French journalist, Bernard Chaillan. He later became a U.S. citizen.He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Ashton Nicole Chaillan.

Nicolas Chaillan is a technology entrepreneur, software developer, cyber expert, and inventor. He was the first Air Force Chiefchief Softwaresoftware Officerofficer (CSO), leaving that position in October 2021. He is the founder of Ask Sage and In the Nic of Time, in addition to several other companies. His experience and expertise cover cybersecurity, software development, product innovation, governance, risk management, and compliance with work in cloud computing, DevSecOps, Big Data, multi-touch, mobile, IoT, Mixed Reality, VR, and wearables.

Nicolas Chaillan was selected and served as the first Air Force Chief Software Officer (CSO).

Nicolas Chaillan was selected and served as the first United States Air Force chief software officer (CSO) from May 2018 to October 2021. There he worked under Dr. William Roper, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology, and logistics. Chaillan was also the co-lead for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Enterprise DevSecOps initiative (DSOP) with the DoD Chief Information Officer.

While working at the Air Force, Chaillan led the transition to Agile and DevSecOps, including continuous Authority to Operate (c-ATO) processes. Chaillan also evaluated and authorized commercially available off-the-shelf software and cloud-related technologies for the Air Force.

Chaillan was also the special advisor for cloud security and DevSecOps at the DoD, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment OUSD(A&S), and he was the chief architect and cybersecurity special advisor for Cyber.gov at the Department of Homeland Security.

Nicolas ChaillianChaillan attended Collège des Chartreux from 2000 to 2002and2002 and holds three professional certifications: CISSP – (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certificate 550109 (Apr 2016), CEH – EC-Council, Certified Ethical Hacker (Jul 2017) and CompTIA Security+ Certification, CompTIA (Sep 2015).

Nicolas Chaillan is a technology entrepreneur, software developer, cyber expert, and inventor. He was the first Air Force Chief Software Officer (CSO), leaving that position in October 2021. He is the founder of Ask Sage and In the Nic of Time, in addition to several other companies. His experience and expertise cover cybersecurity, software development, product innovation, governance, risk management, and compliance with work in cloud computing, DevSecOps, Big Data, multi-touch, mobile, IoT, Mixed Reality, VR, and wearables.

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Nicolas Chaillan was selected and served as the first Air Force Chief Software Officer (CSO).

Nicolas Chaillan was appointed special advisor to Scryb Inc. in March 2022. He also joined the boards of Crowdbotics, Traceable AI, and Exovera and became a special advisor to raft in early 2022. In 2021, he joined the board of Tetrate and became a strategic advisor to Security Compass and VivSof. He served on the Forbes Technology Council from June 2018 to June 2019 and on the board of Holding AKT from January 2014 to January 2018. In 2017, he joined the EC Council.

Nicolas Chaillan has founded twelve companies, with his first company WORLDAKT being founded at age fifteen. His ohterother companies include AFTER-MOUSE.COM, Cyber Revolution, Prevent Breach, and anyGuest.com. He has created and sold over 180 innovative software products to 45 Fortune 500 companies, and he is recognized as a pioneer of the computer language PHP. In 2022, Chaillan founded Learn with Nic, a self-learning digital platform with the world’s first collaboration space in the metaverse. He also founded Ask Sage, Inc, which brings Generative AI capabilities (GPT) to government teams.

Nicolas Chaillan is a technology entrepreneur, software developer, cyber expert, and inventor. His experience and expertise cover cybersecurity, software development, product innovation, governance, risk management, and compliance with work in cloud computing, DevSecOps, Big Data, multi-touch, mobile, IoT, Mixed Reality, VR, and wearables.

Nicolas Chaillan has founded twelve companies, with his first company WORLDAKT being founded at age fifteen. His ohter companies include AFTER-MOUSE.COM, Cyber Revolution, Prevent Breach, and anyGuest.com. He has created and sold over 180 innovative software products to 45 Fortune 500 companies, and he is recognized as a pioneer of the computer language PHP. In 2022, Chaillan founded Learn with Nic, a self-learning digital platform with the world’s first collaboration space in the metaverse. He also founded Ask Sage, Inc, which brings Generative AI capabilities (GPT) to government teams.

Nicolas Chaillian attended Collège des Chartreux from 2000 to 2002and holds three professional certifications: CISSP – (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certificate 550109 (Apr 2016), CEH – EC-Council, Certified Ethical Hacker (Jul 2017) and CompTIA Security+ Certification, CompTIA (Sep 2015).