Daniel DeSantis

Dan is Director of CISO Advisory in Cisco’s Security Organization.  He has 25 years of experience as a tech founder, Chief Technology Officer, and as a leader working with many of the largest companies in the world. He rejoined Cisco in 2020 from Focal Point Data Risk where he co-led efforts across advisory, identity and cyber workforce development practices.  During his tenure at Cisco and other cybersecurity organizations, he has formed deep and lasting ties with numerous CISOs and other senior security executives. During his tenure he has led strategic teams to secure the encryption infrastructure of some of the top financial services organizations in the world. Dan started his technology career as a Chief Technology Officer of two Midwest-based internet service providers where his responsibilities ranged from building carrier-class data centers serving tens of thousands of customers to partnering with the United States Secret Service on a financial crimes task force. Dan is a member of FIRST.ORG, Security Advisor Alliance, ONG-ISAC, RH-ISAC and the West Florida Cyber Security Alliance. He is also an exec sponsor for Cisco’s Women in Cyber Security program.