Stephen Dake

Stephen Dake has an extensive work experience in information security and governance. Stephen currently holds the position of Executive Director of Information Security and GRC at FROSCH, where they serve as the Security Officer, Compliance Officer, and Privacy Officer. Prior to that, they worked as the Director of Security, IT Risk and Governance at Madison Gas and Electric. Stephen also has experience as an Information Security Advisor at SDCyber Security Consulting, Senior IT Security Manager at American Family Insurance, Vice President of Information Security Technology and Operations at QBE North America, Senior Information Security Consultant at Dean Health Plan, Inc., Director of Information Security and Chief Information Security Officer at WEA Trust Insurance Corporation, and Senior Information Security Consultant at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. Additionally, they worked as a Senior Information Security Ethical Hacker-Analyst-Engineer at State Farm Insurance Corporate and as a Technical Solutions SE at EMC.

Stephen Dake has a diverse education history in the field of Security and IT. From 1996 to 2018, they obtained various professional certifications including CISSP, CISM, Net+, A+, Security, Linux Admin, MS Sec, Foundstone. Stephen pursued Business Administration and Management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2012 to 2016. In the field of Information Security Management, Stephen earned a CISM certification from ISACA from 2010 to 2017. Additionally, they obtained the CISSP certification from ISC2 from 2008 to 2017. Stephen also engaged in personal study and independent coursework in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities from 2000 to 2017. Currently, they are studying towards a CCSP certification in Cloud Computing Security, planning to complete it in 2023. Stephen has also obtained additional certifications including CISM, CISSP, Linux Administration, Microsoft Security, SANs Training, and Security+.