Brian Peretti

Brian J. Peretti is a career member of the Senior Executive Service at the United States Department of the Treasury. He has most recently served as the Treasury’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), a position he has held since June 2024. As Treasury’s Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Peretti led and managed a strategic, multi-year planning process for IT, aligning with the CIO’s vision. He focused on identifying and leveraging common technology solutions to enhance business processes and current technology. Additionally, he developed policies for emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Biometrics, and Quantum Computing. In addition to his role as CTO, he served as Treasury’s Deputy Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and also serves as the Executive Officer of Treasury’s Artificial Intelligence Governance Board.

Mr. Peretti served at the Treasury for over 22 years with increasing levels of responsibility, including being named the Senior Career Official Executing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions during the transition from the Obama to the Trump Administration. Based on his expertise in critical infrastructure protection and the operational resilience of the financial services sector, during the United States initial response phase to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was detailed to the Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s National Risk Management Center and served as the first Senior Advisor for Security and the Economy, leveraging his extensive background in financial services operational resilience.

Mr. Peretti has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors throughout his career. Most recently, he received the 12th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Leadership Award at the 2023 Annual Billington Cybersecurity Summit.

Prior to joining the Treasury, Mr. Peretti was an associate in Shook, Hardy & Bacon’s Corporate Banking and Finance Section in Washington D.C. and was the General Counsel for the Wright Patman Congressional Federal Credit Union. He has authored numerous publications related to financial sector operations, including payment systems.

Mr. Peretti holds a bachelor’s degree from Rider University and a law degree from American University’s Washington College of Law.