# William “Hutch” Hutchison

> William “Hutch” Hutchison is the co-founder and former CEO of SimSpace, which he established with Lee Rossey in 2015. A former U.S. Air Force F-15 pilot and U.S. Cyber Command exercise leader, he helped translate military rehearsal into cyber ranges for government, industry and education. Peter Lee succeeded him as CEO in June 2025, when SimSpace announced Hutchison would remain on its board.

- **Role:** Co-founder at SimSpace; board member announced June 2025
- **Organizations:** SimSpace, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Cyber Command
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree, Duke University, Master’s degree in aerospace engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Master’s degree, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management
- **Known for:** Led the first joint force-on-force tactical cyber training exercise, Cyber Flag, at U.S. Cyber Command., Founded Cyber Guard to coordinate responses involving government and other critical infrastructure stakeholders., Co-founded SimSpace in 2015 and led it as founding CEO for approximately a decade.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Served as a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, accumulating more than 3,500 hours in F-15 Eagle and T-38 Talon aircraft.
- **—** — At U.S. Cyber Command, led Cyber Flag, founded Cyber Guard and worked with Lee Rossey and MIT Lincoln Laboratory on Project C assessments.
- **2015** — Co-founded SimSpace with Lee Rossey and became founding CEO.
- **2020** — As CEO, supported the UTSA cyber range partnership involving a $133,000 software donation and 700 licensed accounts.
- **2023** — Led SimSpace during its $45 million equity raise led by L2 Point Management, announced in December.
- **2025** — Peter Lee succeeded him as CEO on June 6; SimSpace announced Hutchison would remain on its board.

## Achievements

- Led the first joint force-on-force tactical cyber training exercise, Cyber Flag, at U.S. Cyber Command.
- Founded Cyber Guard to coordinate responses involving government and other critical infrastructure stakeholders.
- Co-founded SimSpace in 2015 and led it as founding CEO for approximately a decade.
- SimSpace received Hot Security Technology of the Year recognition in the 2022 Globee Cyber Security Global Excellence Awards.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — SimSpace appointed Peter Lee CEO on June 6, announcing that co-founder and founding CEO Hutchison would remain a board member.
- **2025-04** — As CEO, Hutchison announced the Commvault Recovery Range partnership, extending simulated cyberattacks into recovery practice.

## Links

- Website: https://simspace.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-hutchison-4707734

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Last updated: 2026-10-22