Dane Thomas is a senior cybersecurity executive with deep expertise in building and leading global security programs at massive scale. As VP of Enterprise Security Platforms at McDonald’s, he drives strategy and execution for core security technologies across more than 40,000 restaurants worldwide, aligning with the company’s "Accelerating the Arches" vision. His focus spans identity and access management, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, incident response, and global threat detection.

Dane is known for his bias for action, pragmatic leadership, and ability to simplify complexity for both executives and technical teams. He has led through high‑profile cyber incidents, strengthened partnerships with global markets, and re‑architected security operations to be proactive, intelligence‑driven, and outcome‑focused.

A lifelong motorsport fan, Dane finds strong parallels between F1 and cybersecurity leadership — speed, precision, adaptability, and relentless pursuit of performance under pressure.