HANOVER, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–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.
“I’ve had the opportunity to see Ekta’s transformative leadership first-hand on Dragos’s Board, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome her to our executive leadership team at a pivotal time for the company,” said Robert M. Lee, CEO and Co-Founder of Dragos, Inc. “Ekta’s contributions will be a force multiplier for our strong executive team in driving operational excellence and value for customers at a time of rapid growth for Dragos. Ekta’s deep commitment to protecting critical infrastructure and the industrial organizations that support our daily lives is completely aligned with our mission.”
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.
“Joining Dragos is an incredible opportunity to contribute to a mission I deeply believe in, leveraging the experience I have gained throughout my career,” said Singh-Bushell. “During my year as Chair of Audit Committee on the Dragos Board, I witnessed first-hand the company’s market leadership in OT cybersecurity for industrial and critical infrastructure. Dragos’s technology is already leading the industry; as COO, I am excited to further strengthen our position by helping the company achieve the CEO’s strategic vision through operational excellence, driving ambitious growth and innovation goals.”
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.
About Dragos, Inc.
Dragos provides the most effective OT cybersecurity technology for industrial and critical infrastructure to deliver on our global mission: to safeguard civilization. After nearly a decade of real-world experience handling landmark attacks on OT networks, Dragos understands the complexity and risks of industrial environments, which operate on massive scale with unique systems and exacting availability requirements and are not protected by IT cybersecurity.
The Dragos Platform provides visibility and monitoring of OT environments for asset identification, vulnerability management, and threat detection with continuous insights generated by the industry’s most experienced OT threat intelligence and services team. It discovers and monitors OT, IT, IoT, and IIoT assets within the OT environment and integrates with IT security infrastructure. Dragos protects customers across a range of industrial sectors including electric, oil & gas, manufacturing, water, transportation, mining, and government. Dragos is privately held and headquartered in the Washington, DC area with presence around the world and offices in North America, EMEA, and APAC.
