Aureon HR CEO and leadership

Scott Behn, CEO of Aureon, is responsible for the strategic growth, leadership and business operations of the organization. With over 30 years of telecommunications leadership experience, Scott is known for his operational knowledge, strategic approach to growth and technology industry expertise.

A Wisconsin native, Scott previously served as the CEO of Mosaic Telecom, as Area General Manager of Frontier Communications and as Vice President of Operations and General Manager of Insight Communications.

Scott is passionate about providing exceptional and consistent positive experiences for customers and stakeholders. His combination of drive, industry experience and leadership have led to an impressive track record of increasing market share, profitability and product offerings.

Christy Smith is a Chief Experience Officer at Aureon and is based in West Des Moines, Iowa. She has worked as Statewide Director of People Strategy at Unity Point at Home, Executive Director of Human Resources at UnityPoint Health, and Human Resources Director at kum & go. Christy attended Sacred Heart University between 1975 and 1983, University of Kansas KU between 1988 and 1992, and Drake University Law School between 1992 and 1995.

David is the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer for Aureon.

Previously David was the Strategic Security Advisor of Pratum, and was responsible for helping set the strategic vision for the company’s information security consulting and IT risk management services while simultaneously serving as a Virtual Chief Information Security Officer for multiple clients in various industries.

David is a customer-centric cybersecurity, information technology, and change management senior executive with over 20 years of experience leading large, complex, diverse, global operations. He was Iowa State University’s first Chief Information Security Officer; a four-time Chief Information Officer (CIO) while serving in the US Air Force, retiring as a brigadier general; a corporate cybersecurity VP for a defense and intelligence contractor focused on cybersecurity, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations, geospatial intelligence, data analytics; and served as a member of the Defense Department’s Senior Executive Service (SES) as Deputy CIO for Information Enterprise, with the portfolio of developing the policies and governance constructs to enable Defense-wide enterprise services, as well as the upgrade and restructure of the global network security architecture for the military services and Defense Agencies.

Cotton is a graduate of Iowa State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. He received Master of Arts degrees from Webster University in Computer Data Management and Personnel Management, and the US Air Force Air University in Strategic Studies.

Kellie Gottner SPHR SHRM SCP TMCP is a Chief People Officer at Aureon and is based in West Des Moines, Iowa. She has worked as Director, HR at Aureon; Human Resources Specialist II at Aureon; and Manager, Talent Relations at Aureon. Kellie studied at University of Northern Iowa between 1998 and 2002.