Mark Testoni, CEO at SAP National Security Services

Mark Testoni serves as the chief executive officer at SAP National Security Services, a role he has held since April 2011. 

For over nine years, he has been overseeing the organization’s management, go-to-market strategy, consulting, product support, cloud-delivered applications and infrastructure for customers and partners, according to his Linkedin profile.

The Maryland-based SAP subsidiary was formed to support SAP and Sybase software along with product support and consulting services to clients, partners and shareholders in the domestic national security and infrastructure sectors. 

Testoni, a Potomac Officers Club member and five-time Wash100 winner, established in 2013 NS2 Serves, an organization that offers technology education and training, as well as employment assistance for veterans. So far, the establishment has trained 318 veterans employed in the IT  industry. 

Two years ago, he was instrumental in leading the company to strike a partnership with Amazon Web Services. The alliance, which assists clients to enhance data security and decrease costs in adopting the cloud platform, supported customers to conform to the policies of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and other regulatory agencies.

In 2019, Testoni directed the organization to obtain a spot on a five-year, $500M blanket purchase agreement to enhance the production of investigative data with the Department of Justice. Together with Research Innovations, the company is tasked to deploy DOJ data analytics tools. 

A frequent public speaker on issues regarding cybersecurity and national security, he delivered the main address at the 2018 World Cyber Congress in London, England. He was also featured in international publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and The New York Times, as well as a regular guest on business and technology TV shows. 

Before joining SAP NS2, he served at SAP's public services business in 2009. He was also vice president for defense operations at Oracle in 1997. 

An Air Force veteran of 20 years, Testoni graduated from the University of Tampa and earned his master’s degree in business administration from Southern Illinois University.