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Dale Drew

@daledrew

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Chief Information Security Officer trusted to reduce cyber risk and mature security programs.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to continue leading enterprise security strategy and governance as a trusted board advisor—building Zero Trust, cloud/identity protections, and AI-driven security operations to reduce measurable risk, accelerate response, and meet regulatory/audit expectations.

I’m an Enterprise Chief Information Security Officer with 35+ years owning corporate security risk programs for global, publicly traded, and heavily regulated organizations. I’m currently accountable for enterprise cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk reduction at a Fortune 250 telecommunications and technology company, translating cyber risk into business terms for boards and executive committees.

I’ve repeatedly stood up and matured security programs—reducing measurable risk, satisfying regulators and auditors, and serving as a trusted advisor to the board and CEO on cyber risk, regulatory exposure, and incident response. My deep command of Zero Trust, cloud security, identity, third-party and M&A security risk, and security operations is backed by regulated-industry compliance experience across FISMA High, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, FedRAMP, HIPAA, and SOC 1/2.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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5G Chief Information Security Officer

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DISH Network (EchoStar)

Jul 2022 - Present (4 years)

Own enterprise cybersecurity strategy and risk posture as 5G CISO, with board-level reporting across wireless, satellite, streaming, and cloud business units. Reduced privileged-access abuse exposure by 40% using enterprise Zero Trust IAM and cloud security posture management and built AI-driven threat detection and governance programs for security and AI use.

ZTNA Privileged Access Management Cloud Security Security Architecture THREAT RESEARCH Security Governance Threat Intelligence Threat Detection AI Governance Security Operations

Chief Security Officer

Zayo Group

May 2018 - Apr 2022 (3 years 11 months)

Led global cybersecurity, physical security, privacy, and compliance programs with reporting to executive leadership and the board. Integrated 12+ acquisitions into a unified security framework and deployed SOAR and XDR to reduce Level 1 alert volume and improve mean-time-to-respond.

SOAR XDR SOC Operations Security Governance NIST 800 53 Cybersecurity Framework Privacy Compliance Leadership

Chief Security Officer

Level 3 Communications

Jan 1999 - Apr 2018 (19 years 3 months)

Accountable for enterprise and product security for a Tier-1 global network operator serving four continents. Scaled the security organization from 15 to 200+ professionals, built 15 global SOCs for 24x7 coverage, secured a FISMA High ATO, and maintained multiple regulatory certifications while leading security due diligence for 40+ acquisitions.

ISO 27001 NIST 800 53 PCI DSS GDPR Due Diligence Post Merger Integration Security Operations