John Riggi

John Riggi, a nearly 30-year highly decorated veteran of the FBI, serves as the first national advisor for cybersecurity and risk for the American Hospital Association. In this role, he is a national advisor and advocate to help members identify and combat cyber and other sources of risk to their organizations and patients. Additionally, he supports the AHA’s policy, legislative and federal agency relations on cyber and risk related issues. On behalf of the AHA, John was a leading cybersecurity voice representing the Nation’s hospitals and health systems during the 2024 Change Healthcare cyber-attack, including testimony before Congress in April 2024. While at the FBI, Mr. Riggi, served as a representative to the White House Cyber Response Group, a senior representative to the CIA and a member of the FBI New York S.W.A.T team. He is the recipient of the FBI Director’s Award for Special Achievement in Counterterrorism and the CIA’s George H.W. Bush Award for Excellence in Counterterrorism, the CIAs highest counterterrorism award. John is frequently interviewed by the media on cyber and risk issues.