Our Story

Aquia was born from the belief that our country and the global community at large deserve to have the brightest cybersecurity talent working on its toughest cybersecurity challenges. 

With experience spanning the military, government, and commercial tech, our founders envisioned a company built upon Silicon Valley’s “people-first” business model and fueled by a passion for transformative change.

Following years in the commercial tech space at companies like Apple and Amazon Web Services, our COO John Sasser wondered how he could take what he learned and apply it to the greater good — moving the needle for the GovCon sector. Meanwhile, Dave Maskeroni, our CRO, had seen the government function from all sides: as a leader at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as a subcontractor with an up-and-coming Silicon Valley startup, and as a prime with a mid-to-large-sized government contractor.

There were already small pockets of disruption — innovators like our president and CEO, Chris Hughes, who were heads-down taking on the herculean task of moving the needle for the sake of our national security. The founders were determined to prove that we can do better for both our people and our global community.

On February 4, 2021, Aquia Inc. was born with a vision to drive transformative change, challenge the status quo, and secure the digital transformation.