John Zangardi joined Crosspoint Capital as an Operating Advisor in 2021 and currently serves as the CEO of Mirtillo Consulting LLC, where he advises companies that support federal government missions. Previously, he served as CEO and President of Redhorse Corporation and has had an accomplished government and military career, culminating in his role as Chief Information Officer at the Department of Homeland Security. A retired naval officer, John held leadership roles including squadron commander, CFO for naval aviation and Director Naval Program in the Office of Legislative Affairs. He serves on the boards of Qualys, ZeroFox, Redhorse and Symetrica. John holds degrees from the University of Scranton, Naval Postgraduate School and a Ph.D. from George Mason University.