Dean Crutchfield

CISO at Toast

Chief Information Security Officer at Toast, a vertical SaaS solutions company servicing the restaurant industry.

Consummate senior executive, visionary and entrepreneur currently in service as a Executive CISO. Unique ability to drive growth strategies through execution, continuously improve operations, scale fast growing companies and manage risk. Experienced CIO and CISO with four decades of experience inside a variety of industries including at scale SaaS and solution based technologies. Prolific learner, researcher / writer, speaker, and facilitator. Experienced in mid-size and large-scale technology integrations, capital and expense management, team training and development, and corporate consulting. Vast experience integrating tuck in businesses, private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, growing mature companies, and conducting business turnarounds.