Next
is human.

Clear thinking for a changing landscape.

I work where complex security architecture meets real people, real organizations, and the next wave of technology.

I'm Chris Ritchhart, a Channel Security Engineer at Fortinet. My background spans hands-on security architecture, SASE, technical strategy, and helping partners turn complicated technology into useful conversations with customers.

I'm also deeply interested in what AI changes: how we secure it, how we use it responsibly, and how we keep human judgment and opportunity in the picture. I like practical answers, honest tradeoffs, and ideas that hold up outside a slide deck.

Outside of work you'll find me on a motorcycle, building side projects I fully intend to finish, or hanging out with my pit bull, Jackson — who is better at maintaining focus than I am.

Three sides of the story.

Security work, life beyond the job, and the roads in between. Each space has its own voice.