The team automating IT's toughest challenges.
Aiden was built by IT pros who were tired of the chaos. We're on a mission to make managing and securing Windows endpoints effortless.
Aiden exists to free IT teams from the burden of routine device management and mounting security risk — enabling you to focus on innovation, not infrastructure.
By automating endpoint compliance, vulnerability mitigation, and deployment processes, we empower organizations to deliver reliable, secure computing at enterprise scale, without enterprise-scale overhead.
Meet a few of our experts.
Josh Aaron
CEO
Josh Aaron is the co-founder and visionary leader of Aiden. He is an enterprise IT expert and entrepreneur with over twenty years of experience as a CEO, CIO, and CTO at reputable businesses, including Hellman & Friedman, The New York Foundling, and Business Technology Partners (BTP). As the founder of BTP, a premier IT consulting firm, Josh garnered clients across some of the world’s largest financial, legal, and healthcare organizations..
Josh Aaron
CEO
Cindy Heiner
CISO
With 20 years of information security experience in Blue Chip companies across multiple industries, Cindy Heiner is spearheading the IT security strategy and managing vital operations at Aiden, as well as collaborating with our sales team to ensure our security practices meet customer inquiries and expectations.
Cindy Heiner
CISO
Sean Maloney
CTO
A senior-level automation engineer and Aiden’s creator, Sean Maloney has worked for top-tier PE and technology firms like Milestone Technologies, SanDisk, and McAfee. He developed Aiden while working alongside Silicon Valley’s top pioneers in software deployment and Microsoft systems administration.
Sean Maloney
CTO
Alan Hixon
Director of Business Development
Alan Hixon is a tenured leader with 40 years’ experience in the IT industry. With a talent for making both strategic and tough decisions, Alan thrives under pressure and relishes challenges that others may find daunting. Alan’s focus at Aiden is to understand the needs of customers and provide them with solutions powered by best-in-class technologies and delivered as a service.
Alan Hixon
Director of Business Development
Paul Wilson
Vice President, Customer Success
Paul Wilson is a transformational IT leader with 25+ years of success bridging technology and business in the transport, financial, energy, and health sectors in both Europe and North America. Paul has a proven ability to steer strategic and critical projects to achieve a record of on-time, on-budget, and on-scope delivery. At Aiden, Paul is a forward-looking change agent who builds relationships with clients to advance their key strategic goals.
Paul Wilson
Vice President, Customer Success
Trusted by Leaders in Cybersecurity, National Security, and Enterprise IT
Aiden is guided by experts who have shaped national cyber strategy, created Zero Trust architecture, led federal identity modernization, directed corporate governance, and advised global insurers on cyber risk. Their experience ensures that Aiden remains secure, reliable, and aligned with the highest standards in the industry.
Richard A. Clarke
Former White House Cyber & National Security Advisor
Strategic Cyber Defense
Richard A. Clarke served for three U.S. presidents as a senior advisor on national security, cybersecurity, and counterterrorism. He was the first White House official focused on cybersecurity policy and has authored multiple books on digital risk. Richard advises Aiden on strategic cybersecurity direction and enterprise trust.
John Kindervag
Creator of Zero Trust
Modern Enterprise Security Architecture
John Kindervag is the creator of the Zero Trust security model, now widely adopted across government and enterprise. A former Forrester VP and Field CTO at Palo Alto Networks, his work has shaped today’s cybersecurity architecture standards. John advises Aiden on aligning secure, automated endpoint provisioning with Zero Trust principles.
Erinmichelle Perri
Former Deputy CISO,U.S. Department of the Treasury
Identity & Zero Trust Leadership
Erinmichelle Perri is a cybersecurity and risk leader who led identity modernization and Zero Trust adoption as Deputy CISO at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. She brings deep experience in securing high-value systems and aligning cybersecurity controls with regulatory standards. Erinmichelle advises Aiden on secure automation, identity assurance, and governance.
Adam Abresch
National Cyber Risk Leader, Acrisure
Resilience & Risk Quantification
Adam Abresch leads cyber risk strategy at Acrisure, helping global organizations build resilience and reduce financial exposure to cyber incidents. He advises Aiden on how secure provisioning and configuration management reduce business risk and insurance impact.
Leslie T. Thornton
Corporate Board Director
Governance, Privacy & Regulatory Oversight
Leslie Thornton is a corporate board director and former senior legal and cybersecurity executive for regulated critical-infrastructure organizations. She brings deep expertise in privacy, governance, risk oversight, and national security policy. Leslie advises Aiden on responsible scaling and board-level trust.