Collin Dretsch

As Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of DMI, Collin Dretsch manages DMI’s global legal and regulatory compliance teams and serves as a member of DMI’s executive leadership team. Collin runs DMI’s Legal Department, where his responsibilities include legal strategy, corporate governance, M&A, securities, regulatory compliance, litigation, and IP and employment law. Additionally, he oversees DMI’s Government Contracts, Commercial Contracts, Procurement and Security Departments.

Collin has served DMI for nearly 15 years, including as outside counsel from 2008 to 2013. In 2013, Collin joined DMI as its first General Counsel, where he proceeded to build the company’s internal legal capabilities from the ground up. Throughout his years at DMI, Collin has been involved in numerous acquisitions by the company, as well as both minority and controlling investment transactions in the company.

Prior to joining DMI, Collin practiced law in the Washington, D.C. office of Jones Day, where he primarily advised clients on Mergers & Acquisitions and corporate law matters, as well as maintained a pro bono practice helping with the formation and governance of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Before attending law school, Collin was an Analyst with a boutique strategy consulting firm, where he gained extensive experience in M&A due diligence and financial/quantitative modelling.

Collin graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University and received his law degree from the University of Virginia. He is a member of the bars of North Carolina, New York and the District of Columbia.