As Chief Information Security Officer, Don Pecha executes highly effective and balanced information security programs for clients that securely enable business across their technology landscape. He also ensures regulatory compliance, risk mitigation and high-level performance when implementing these programs.
A Certified CISO and Certified Ethical Hacker, Don has a deep understanding of threat defense, which has guided his 25-year career in overseeing the security strategy and IT governance of many highly regulated health care, finance and higher education enterprises.
Prior to FNTS, Don served as CISO for Insite Data Services, where he led security operations for two major data centers that provided banking solutions to 120 Midwest communities. As Information Security Manager at PayPal, Don led a team of security professionals that secured PayPal’s business units. At Moody’s Analytics, he was integral in protecting and securing bank applications.
Don takes a consultative approach to each client opportunity. Whether he develops unique security architecture that accommodates specific business needs, provides guidance on audits, governance and risk alignment or shares tools and efficiencies to improve an organization’s security posture, Don is a strategic advisor.
A well-rounded security leader with proven business, security, architecture and operational knowledge, Don will enable continuous security maturity at FNTS. He shares FNTS’ unified approach that security must be infused into all facets of an organization to ensure security operations perform at the highest level possible.
Don studied Computer and Information Systems Security at Bellevue University and has derived much of his knowledge from his technical and leadership roles.
Don is active in his community and enjoys the outdoors. In addition to being an avid hiker, certified sailor and member of the Ski Patrol, he has been involved with Boy Scouts of America and Trail Life USA, where he recently created a new troop in Lincoln, Nebraska.
