Josh Basinger

Josh Basinger has held a variety of roles in the past 18 years. In 2004, they began their career as an Account Management Intern at DDB. In 2007, they became the Owner of D.P. Dough, where they managed architects and contractors to develop raw retail space into a full-service fast food restaurant, raised capital for restaurant development and operations, and attained $400,000+ annual sales. In 2011, Josh was a Media Consultant at Yellowbook, where they were responsible for marketing, sales and field service activities to achieve maximum market penetration, sales growth and profitability. Josh also worked as a Digital/Social Media Consultant at Basinger & Associates, where they developed digital and social media strategies, deployed and managed social content and communities, and provided analytics and content optimization. In 2012, Josh was a Sales Manager at TL Energy, a supplier of LED lighting solutions. From 2018 to 2019, they were a Senior Account Executive at ThirdPartyTrust, where they worked with Information Security teams to help scale vendor risk programs. In 2019, they were promoted to Director of Strategic Partnerships at ThirdPartyTrust. Currently, Josh is an Enterprise Account Executive at VISO Trust, where they make it easy for one risk analyst to do 1000+ third-party risk assessments with the click of a button using their proprietary curated AI technology.

Josh Basinger holds a Bachelor of Science in Communication and Media Studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.