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Dustin Lehr

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Co-Founder, Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO) at Katilyst
📍 Denver Metropolitan Area, United States

Dustin Lehr is a security leader and co-founder of Katilyst Security, focusing on enhancing security culture through people-focused programs. A former software engineer with experience in the DoD and video game industries, he is frequently described as diligent, passionate, and meticulous. He holds a BS from Colorado State University and a CISSP certification.

Dustin is a prominent community builder in the cybersecurity space, founding the "Lets Talk Software Security" meetup to foster open discussion among practitioners. He is a frequent podcast guest and speaker, passionate about sharing knowledge and improving the industrys approach to engaging with developers.

He authored the widely-referenced "Security Champion Program Success Guide" to help organizations effectively implement and scale their own programs.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder, Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO)
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Denver Metropolitan Area, United States
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Security Champions
A core focus of his career, he authored a success guide on the topic and co-founded a company centered on building these programs to shift security culture.
Application Security
Transitioned from a 13-year career as a software engineer and architect specifically to improve the industry's approach to AppSec, which he found lacking.
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Career

Work history

4-2021
Co-Founder, Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO)
Katilyst
9-2025
Fractional CISO / Virtual CISO / vCISO
Cadex
7-2025
Advisor / Advocate
Miggo Security
10-2024
Cybersecurity Faculty Member
IANS
5-2024
Co-founder / Co-lead
The League of Cyber Defense Champions (LC/DC)
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Education
Bachelor of Science - BS
Colorado State University
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