Robert M. Lee

Robert is a recognized authority on industrial cybersecurity. He is CEO and co-founder of Dragos, a global technology leader in cybersecurity for industrial controls systems (ICS)/operational technology (OT) environments.
Robert is a member of the World Economic Forum's subcommittees on Cyber Resilience for the Oil & Gas and Electricity communities. He has testified to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on policy related to critical infrastructure cyber threats. He is a member on the Reserve Forces Policy Board, Office of the Secretary of Defense; and also serves on the board of the National Cryptologic Foundation.
Robert began his pioneering work in ICS/OT cybersecurity as a U.S. Air Force Cyber Warfare Operations Officer tasked to the National Security Agency. For the SANS Institute, he built some of the industrial community's first cybersecurity courses. Today he is a SANS Fellow.
SC Media named Robert Security Executive of the Year 2022. Earlier in his career he helped lead the investigation into the 2015 attack on Ukraine's power grid, the first time an electric system was taken down by a cyberattack. Robert’s work has been featured in the book Sandworm and on 60 Minutes.