Kevin Johnson, founder of Veil Group, U.S. Air Force veteran
Kevin JohnsonU.S. Air Force veteran · Austin, Texas
Founder & Principal

Kevin Johnson

Veil Group, LLC

More than 20 years across military, federal, and private-sector security.

20+
Years across military, federal, and regulated-sector security
CISM
Certified Information Security Manager
DoD·IRS
Federal engagements & presidential security ops
100%
Veteran-owned.

Kevin Johnson’s career runs through Air Force law enforcement and contingency operations in Afghanistan, presidential security details, and engagements inside the Department of Defense and the IRS. He went on to lead breach response and data-review programs in the private sector and served as Chief Information Security Officer for a national law firm.

In each of those rooms decisions were examined and the work had to stand on its own. Veil Group is that career distilled into a company.

From national security to the private sector

In federal service, the work protected national leaders and the government’s most sensitive systems. In the private sector, organizations in crisis needed someone who had managed high-pressure incidents before, could secure what mattered, and could explain the findings to boards, counsel, and regulators without flinching.

Why Veil exists

Veil Group was founded to give organizations confidence in their security programs and peace of mind about the decisions behind them. We deliver clear answers, thoroughly documented work, and an experienced expert who stays involved from the first call through the final resolution. Organizations with 20 to 2,000 employees face the same regulators and attackers as large enterprises, often without a full-time security executive. Veil makes that expertise accessible to law firms, cyber insurers, regulated businesses, and business owners across the United States.

“I’ve spent my career in rooms where the details had to be right.”

Frameworks & Regulations
NIST CSFCMMCHIPAAHITECHGLBAPCI DSSSOC 2ISO 27001FTC Safeguards RuleFedRAMPFISMADFARSNYDFSGDPRCCPA / CPRA
At a glance
Experience20+ years
CertificationCISM
BaseAustin, Texas
FocusSecurity · Data · Legal
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Recognition
2025Finalist, CISO of the Year, Cyber Insurance Awards USA
2026Co-presenter, iCONECT webinar on incident-response pricing and data-mining cost
VerifiedVeteran-owned business, Texas Veterans Commission
Experience
United States Air Force

Air Force service

Law enforcement and security operations, including crisis management and information assurance during contingency operations in Afghanistan.

Washington, D.C.

Presidential security and Navy civilian service

Presidential security operations, then three years as a federal civilian with the U.S. Navy at the Washington Navy Yard, providing oversight of the infrastructure, development, and cybersecurity of a critical application used across the Department of Defense.

Internal Revenue Service

Information security at the IRS

Information security engagements with the IRS, protecting some of the most sensitive data the federal government holds.

Private Sector

Breach response

Breach response leadership, CISO for a national law firm, cybersecurity consulting, and litigation support.

Veil Group · Austin

Founding Veil Group

Veil’s founder brings more than 20 years of federal and private-sector discipline to organizations in their hardest moments, with direct answers and documented work.