Dan Ram
Senior CISO Advisor | Cybersecurity & GRC
Salary / Daily rate
Philippine, Netherlands
Freelance
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
CISO Advisor with 20+ years driving cybersecurity transformation from startups to $4B public companies. Led security programs through unicorn-to-IPO journeys and PE acquisitions, achieving SOC2, ISO 27001, NIST compliance. Specialized in AI-driven cyber resilience, GRC optimization, and C-suite advisory for rapid scale and digital transformation.
Work experience
CISO Advisor
Stealth Mode
Jan 2024 - Present
2 years 10 months
-Cybersecurity, Strategy, Tech Resilience, GRC, IT Audit, Cyber Budget and Insurance optimization. -ISO 27001, NIS2, NIST, DORA, TISAX, CyFun, UK Cyber Essentials, COBIT, ITIL, ITGC/SOX etc.
CISO, Senior Director - Cybersecurity & Risk
Covetrus
Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
2 years
United States
-Building, Modernizing & Transforming Cyber Risk posture with new capabilities in this global role as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Covetrus. -NASDAQ:CVET, $4 Billion company. -Private Equity (PE) Acquisition: CDR and TPG
Principal, Information Security & Compliance Leader
Procore Technologies
Jan 2017 - Dec 2021
5 years
Los Angeles, California & Austin, Texas United States
-Unicorn to IPO, NYSE: PCOR in 2021 -Built, Led Security & Compliance from scratch in a "green-field" as a first-hire for Procore. -Scaled, matured the posture for hyper-growth expansion in to Enterprise, International & towards IPO. -Led, implemented & achieved: SOC2, ISO 27001, NIST
C-suite Advisor, Consulting Leader
Various Companies
Jan 2012 - Dec 2017
6 years
VP
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
Jan 2010 - Dec 2012
3 years
Asst. VP
Barclays Investment Bank
Jan 2007 - Dec 2010
4 years
Manager
IBM
Jan 2005 - Dec 2007
3 years
Sr. Software Engineer
HP
Jan 2003 - Dec 2004
2 years
Education
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
MS MIT Information Systems