Drew Danner is the Managing Director of BD Emerson. He runs the firm: five practices spanning cybersecurity, compliance and audit, privacy, technology and AI, and M&A advisory, a CPA attest arm and independent audit practice that perform SOC, HIPAA, GDPR, and GLBA audits, and a team of senior practitioners serving clients from startups to private equity portfolios. He sets the firm’s strategy, owns its client commitments, and signs off on the standard every engagement is held to.
Drew built BD Emerson from a security consultancy into the multi-practice advisory firm it is today, and in 2026 he led it into Andersen Consulting: Andersen Group Inc. (NYSE: ANDG) announced the acquisition on August 10, 2026, with close expected in Q4 2026. Under his leadership the firm treats compliance as a business asset rather than a regulatory burden, building security and governance programs that meet NIST, SOC, ISO, HIPAA, GLBA, GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, and VCDPA requirements while creating durable commercial advantage.
His career runs through military intelligence, software engineering, and security leadership, and he has served as virtual Chief Information Security Officer for organizations across industries. That background is why the firm works the way it does: senior practitioners on the file, findings that carry through remediation and audit, and security decisions framed in business terms. Drew advises boards, executive teams, and investors directly.
EXPERIENCE: Firm Leadership, Security & Compliance Strategy, Risk Advisory, vCISO Leadership, Business & Digital Transformation, Strategy & Management Consulting
INDUSTRIES: Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Professional Services, Audit & GRC
FOCUS AREAS: Firm Strategy, Security, Risk Management, Compliance, Governance, M&A, Change Management
CERTIFICATIONS: CISSP, PMP, ITIL, Net+, Sec+, CSM, PMI Organizational Transformation: Foundation, Six Sigma Black Belt
