# Robert M. Lee

> Robert M. Lee is CEO and co-founder of Dragos, an industrial cybersecurity company established in 2016 with Justin Cavinee and Jon Lavender. A former U.S. Air Force cyber warfare operations officer assigned to the NSA, he helped analyze the 2015 Ukraine power-grid attack, is a SANS Fellow and course author, and co-created Little Bobby with illustrator Jeff Haas. He also serves in the Army National Guard and contributes to industrial cybersecurity policy and education.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Dragos, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Dragos, Inc., SANS Institute, SANS Technology Institute, U.S. Army National Guard, World Economic Forum, International Society of Automation, National Cryptologic Foundation, U.S. Air Force (formerly), National Security Agency (formerly)
- **Education:** United States Air Force Academy, King’s College London
- **Known for:** Co-founded Dragos in 2016., Co-authored the E-ISAC/SANS analysis of the 2015 Ukraine power-grid attack., SANS Fellow; author of ICS515, lead author of FOR578 and co-author of ICS310.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2016** — Served as a U.S. Air Force Cyber Warfare Operations Officer assigned to the NSA, building a mission to identify threats to industrial infrastructure.
- **2015-2016** — Analyzed the December 2015 Ukraine power-grid attack with Michael Assante and Tim Conway; their E-ISAC/SANS report was published March 18, 2016.
- **2016** — Co-founded Dragos with Justin Cavinee and Jon Lavender; recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30 for Enterprise Technology.
- **2017** — Dragos analyzed CRASHOVERRIDE and TRISIS.
- **2018** — Testified before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
- **2021** — Dragos supported the Colonial Pipeline incident’s OT response effort.
- **2022** — Dragos uncovered PIPEDREAM; SC Media named Lee Security Executive of the Year.
- **2025** — Became SANS ICS Practice Lead.
- **2026** — Continued leading Dragos following Accenture’s September majority investment and the addition of runZero and NetRise.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Dragos in 2016.
- Co-authored the E-ISAC/SANS analysis of the 2015 Ukraine power-grid attack.
- SANS Fellow; author of ICS515, lead author of FOR578 and co-author of ICS310.
- Forbes 30 Under 30, Enterprise Technology, 2016.
- SC Media Security Executive of the Year, 2022.
- Co-created the Little Bobby comic and authored SCADA and Me and Threat Intelligence and Me.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — In an October 5 Cyber Daily interview in Australia, urged faster implementation of OT security and discussed utility funding constraints.
- **2026-09** — Accenture’s majority investment in Dragos closed September 16; runZero and NetRise joined Dragos, which remains led by Lee.
- **2026-06** — Published his explanation of the Accenture transaction and Dragos’s expanded operational technology strategy.
- **2025-02** — Announced his appointment as SANS ICS Practice Lead, initially focusing on Asia-Pacific training accessibility.

## Links

- Website: https://www.robertmlee.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robmichaellee/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/RobertMLee

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Last updated: 2026-10-20