Ankit Patel

Ankit Patel is an experienced cybersecurity professional currently serving as Associate Director of Cybersecurity and Identity & Access Management at OMERS since July 2014. Ankit has advanced through various roles at OMERS, including Cyber Security Manager, Security Engineer, and Security Analyst. Prior to OMERS, Ankit worked at D+H as an Information Security Officer, where responsibilities included SIEM/IPS deployments, security monitoring, and incident management. Ankit's experience also includes positions as a Tier 2 Security Analyst at Sentry Metrics, focusing on SIEM and IPS solutions, and a Tier 1 Security Analyst at The Herjavec Group, responding to security alerts in a 24x7 Security Operations Center. Ankit began the cybersecurity career as a Security Advisor at Alberta Health.