Christopher Peyton

As a Senior Consultant at Partner Forces, Christopher Peyton is a recognized leader in cyber threat intelligence, with more than 16 years of experience in the Intelligence Community advancing U.S. strategic, operational, and tactical cybersecurity priorities. His work supports the nation’s most critical infrastructure sectors, with a focus on strengthening network defense across the public and private sectors. Peyton leads requirements management, analytic operations, and indications and warnings efforts to enhance national cyber resilience. 

Throughout his career, Peyton is skilled in translating complex cyber threat intelligence into actionable insights for senior decision-makers. He served as a Supervisory Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at the Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Intelligence Center, where he led daily analytic operations and managed stakeholder engagement with more than 200 government and industry executives. He has also held key interagency leadership roles, including Cyber Mission Manager at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, where he led the Joint Ransomware Task Force in partnership with the FBI and international stakeholders, coordinated whole-of-government ransomware disruption efforts, and advised senior policymakers on national cyber strategy and resilience planning.

Peyton holds an MS in Cybersecurity from the Naval Postgraduate School and a BS in Criminal Justice from Old Dominion University. He also holds advanced executive leadership and analytic certifications within the Intelligence Community and is currently completing a Public Policy certification at Harvard Kennedy School. Outside of his professional work, Peyton is a proud father of three energetic young boys who enjoy basketball, swimming, and building complex LEGO sets.