Stephan Relitz

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

CTO, Cyber Solutions Business Unit at Peraton

Stafford, Virginia, United States

Overview

As CTO of Peratons Cyber Solutions Business Unit, Stephan Relitz leads advanced systems engineering and architecture for DoD and Intelligence Community initiatives. His expertise is backed by an executive certification from Wharton, a Master of Science, and certifications in AWS and SAFe, focusing on secure cloud solutions and cyber initiatives.

Stephan is deeply involved in community and industry collaboration, actively participating in organizations like OASIS to advance cybersecurity interoperability. He frequently presents at industry events and contributes to working groups, demonstrating a commitment to open standards and shared cyber threat intelligence.

He is a key contributor to the OASIS CTI STIX Subcommittee, which develops standards for exchanging cyber threat intelligence.

Personality Overview

Tough To Convince

Process Oriented

Late Adopter

They are quite aware of their needs and limitations, so they are unlikely to over-promise.  Being observant comes to them naturally. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Topics They Care About

Cyber Threat Intelligence
Chairs the CTI STIX Subcommittee at OASIS and often posts about streamlining data integration with standards like STIX TAXII for faster threat detection.
Agentic AI in Cyber
Is scheduled to speak at ITEN WIRED | TechNet CyberCoast 2025 about an Agentic AI solution Peraton has developed for cybersecurity applications.
Cybersecurity Interoperability
Highlights his participation in interoperability events with partners like OASIS, OCA, and CASP, emphasizing cross-community collaboration.

Media Appearances

Stephan has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2025
CTO, Cyber Solutions Business Unit at Peraton
2-2021 - 3-2026
Chief Engineer at Peraton
7-2019 - 2-2021
Chief Engineer at Northrop Grumman
6-2019 - 7-2019
Interim CEO at InfoDaddy
12-2017 - 6-2019
Senior Technical Program Manager at AWS Elemental, an Amazon Web Services Company

Education

3-2025 - 2-2026
Executive Certification from Wharton Executive Education
2020 - 2021
Masters of Science from University of Maryland Global Campus

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Insights For Selling To Stephan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control

DONT's

  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Stephan is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Stephan

  • They are unlikely to say no, it's better to stop yourself once you have exhausted all the options.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Stephan move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Stephan take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Stephan

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