Saurin Patel

About Saurin Patel

I build and transform enterprise cybersecurity programs that protect businesses at scale and enable them to move faster.As CISO at Lennar Corporation (Fortune 500,~$36B revenue), I was brought in to transform and modernize the cybersecurity program. In under a year: aligned security to the Board and C-Suite, established governance referenced in our 10-K SEC filing, transformed our SOC into a proactive attack operations unit, modernized identity security, and executed cyber due diligence for a $1.4B acquisition and a $6B spinoff.With 17+ years across Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 organizations including Walgreens Boots Alliance, Aon, KPMG, and McDonald\'s, I have led security in high-complexity environments spanning global retail, healthcare, pharma, homebuilding, and financial services.What sets my approach apart- I treat security as a business accelerator, not a blocker- I integrate offensive and defensive capabilities- I enable AI builders to ship at scale by embedding AI into security reviews, not becoming a bottleneck- I am actively piloting AI Threat Management capabilities, Security Reviews, GRC workflows and other security functions to get ahead of AI-specific attack vectors- I speak the language of the Board, the CEO, and the engineering team equally- I have led organizations through major incidents, M&A, regulatory scrutiny, and full-scale transformationsKey capabilities: Board Reporting & Governance | Zero Trust Architecture | IAM/PAM | M&A Cyber Due Diligence | Incident Response | Cloud Security | NIST CSF | Data Security & DLP | AI Threat Mitigation | Red Teaming

Experience

1. CISO

   Lennar

   Aug 2024 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

   Aligned enterprise security strategy with Board, C-Level Execs, and CTO; governance framework referenced in Lennar 10-K SEC filing (Q4 2024)- Launched board reporting framework anchored to NIST CSF, threat landscape analysis, program maturity, and key risk indicators- Transformed traditional SOC into 24x7 Security Response & Attack Operations unit - integrating IR, threat hunting, and offensive security- Executed cyber due diligence for a $1.4B acquisition and $6B spinoff, enabling both transactions to close on schedule- Modernized IAM with passwordless authentication and PAM, reducing credential-based attacks- Established BISO roles across Homebuilding, Mortgage, and Title business units, simplifying federal and state regulatory compliance- Deployed AI/Deepfake threat awareness training, measurably reducing phishing click rates- Selected and integrated enterprise data security platform connected to DLP and incident response workflows- Piloting AI-integrated security review program — embedding AI tooling into application and architecture reviews to dramatically accelerate cycles, enabling AI-building teams at Lennar to ship at scale without compromising security posture- Piloting AI into offensive security and penetration testing workflows, using AI-assisted reconnaissance, exploit chaining, and reporting to increase red team throughput and coverage depth across a complex enterprise attack surface- Piloting an AI Threat Management platform (POC in progress) targeting real-time detection of AI-specific threats — model abuse, prompt injection, and adversarial AI techniques — as Lennar\'s AI ecosystem rapidly expands

Education

• Acharya

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronics and Communication

  2001 — 2005

• Illinois Tech Stuart School of Business

  MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

  2005 — 2008

Skills

• IT Management
• Network Security
• Identity Management
• Sdlc
• IT Strategy
• Solution Architecture
• Requirements Management
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Process
• Access
• Threat & Vulnerability Management
• Consulting
• Business Alignment
• Vendor Management
• Business Intelligence
• Risk Management
• Security
• Enterprise Architecture
• Product Management
• Management
• Active Directory
• Data Modeling
• Information Security
• Business Analysis
• Software Project Management
• Integration
• Cloud Computing
• Team Leadership