Dragos Inc., the global leader in cybersecurity for operational technology (OT) environments, today announced it has appointed Ekta Singh-Bushell as Dragos’s first Chief Operating Officer. Transitioning from her role as chair of the Audit Committee on Dragos’s Board of Directors, Singh-Bushell brings extensive experience in leading business transformation through operational excellence to Dragos’s executive leadership team. As COO, Singh-Bushell will oversee go-to-market, customer experience, and people teams and collaborate across the company to help Dragos fulfill its strategic vision as it progresses in its next phase of growth.
Singh-Bushell brings diverse global management experience from some of the world’s leading companies, combined with expertise in high growth technology sectors including cybersecurity. Notably, she was the COO of the Executive Office at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. During her more than 17 years at EY, she was in various leadership roles, including as senior managing partner leading transformative initiatives across industries impacted by digital, technology, data, and cyber advancements. Early in her tenure at EY, she served as Global Information Security Officer. Singh-Bushell’s extensive operating experience includes advising and collaborating with CEOs, CFOs, and boards, having served as a board member focused on audit and risk, technology and cyber, for companies including Cisco Systems, Huron Consulting Group, Lesaka Technologies, ChargePoint, Designer Brands, and Datatec.
Singh-Bushell is known for her practical global commercial business practices and insights, having worked with companies in more than 60 countries. Her contributions have been recognized by Cranfield University, which nominated her to the 2017 Female FTSE Board Index: 100 Women to Watch; and by Directors & Boards in their 2017 Year-End list. The Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) honored her with the Catalyst: Change Agent award in 2013. Her credentials include being a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and certifications in cybersecurity (CISSP, CISA), governance (NACD.DC, CGEIT), and sustainability (FSA). Ekta holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering & computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Poona, India.
Singh-Bushell’s appointment caps a year of major milestones for Dragos, including the acquisition of Network Perception, makers of NP-View, an award-winning network visualization platform for OT networks, and the formation of Dragos Public Sector LLC, a dedicated subsidiary, delivering OT cybersecurity solutions to address the unique needs of government including US federal agencies. This year Dragos also was named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 for the fourth consecutive year.
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Dragos Names Ekta Singh-Bushell as Chief Operating Officer
Dragos Inc., the global leader in cybersecurity for operational technology (OT) environments, today announced it has appointed Ekta Singh-Bushell as Dragos’s first Chief Operating Officer. Transitioning from her role as chair of the Audit Committee on Dragos’s Board of Directors, Singh-Bushell brings extensive experience in leading business transformation through operational excellence to Dragos’s executive leadership team. As COO, Singh-Bushell will oversee go-to-market, customer experience, and people teams and collaborate across the company to help Dragos fulfill its strategic vision as it progresses in its next phase of growth.
Singh-Bushell brings diverse global management experience from some of the world’s leading companies, combined with expertise in high growth technology sectors including cybersecurity. Notably, she was the COO of the Executive Office at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. During her more than 17 years at EY, she was in various leadership roles, including as senior managing partner leading transformative initiatives across industries impacted by digital, technology, data, and cyber advancements. Early in her tenure at EY, she served as Global Information Security Officer. Singh-Bushell’s extensive operating experience includes advising and collaborating with CEOs, CFOs, and boards, having served as a board member focused on audit and risk, technology and cyber, for companies including Cisco Systems, Huron Consulting Group, Lesaka Technologies, ChargePoint, Designer Brands, and Datatec.
Singh-Bushell is known for her practical global commercial business practices and insights, having worked with companies in more than 60 countries. Her contributions have been recognized by Cranfield University, which nominated her to the 2017 Female FTSE Board Index: 100 Women to Watch; and by Directors & Boards in their 2017 Year-End list. The Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) honored her with the Catalyst: Change Agent award in 2013. Her credentials include being a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and certifications in cybersecurity (CISSP, CISA), governance (NACD.DC, CGEIT), and sustainability (FSA). Ekta holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering & computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Poona, India.
Singh-Bushell’s appointment caps a year of major milestones for Dragos, including the acquisition of Network Perception, makers of NP-View, an award-winning network visualization platform for OT networks, and the formation of Dragos Public Sector LLC, a dedicated subsidiary, delivering OT cybersecurity solutions to address the unique needs of government including US federal agencies. This year Dragos also was named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 for the fourth consecutive year.
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