{"id":9770,"date":"2025-08-03T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psgconference.com\/2025\/?post_type=our_team&#038;p=9770"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:24:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T04:24:23","slug":"george-dionisopoulos","status":"publish","type":"our_team","link":"https:\/\/psgconference.com\/2025\/our_team\/george-dionisopoulos\/","title":{"rendered":"George Dionisopoulos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I began my career as a Civil Engineer and spent over 30 years in leadership roles, specialising in security, compliance, risk management, and government relations.<\/p>\n<p>My shift into project management opened the door to leading a security and risk operations function\u2014an experience that evolved to encompass all facets of security, including fraud prevention and law enforcement. These experiences laid the foundation for my commitment to integrated, enterprise-wide security strategies.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, I transitioned into the consulting space, bringing with me a deep understanding of converged security and the critical role leadership and partnerships play in building mature security risk management programs.<\/p>\n<p>As Head of Security, I led key initiatives across security risk, compliance, and cultural transformation, embedding security practices into the design, construction, and operation of data centres. My expertise spans risk assessment, compliance management, and incident response, with a strong focus on tailoring security measures to meet diverse organisational needs. I combine deep industry knowledge with strategic leadership and clear communication to deliver effective, compliant security strategies and outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Passionate about staying ahead of emerging threats and technologies, I take pride in delivering cutting-edge security consultancy and fostering the next generation of security professionals. I\u2019m an active member of ASIS International, The Security Institute, and other industry forums, and currently serve as Co-Chair of the Data Sector Group and Chair of ASIS International NSW.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Co-Founder &#038; Chief Executive Officer, <strong>GRC4<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9771,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":""},"class_list":["post-9770","our_team","type-our_team","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v25.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>George Dionisopoulos - PSG Conference 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Protective Security and Government (PSG) Conference 2025 marks the 8th annual gathering of leaders in protective security, risk management, governance, and national resilience.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/psgconference.com\/2025\/our_team\/george-dionisopoulos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"George Dionisopoulos\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Protective Security and Government (PSG) Conference 2025 marks the 8th annual gathering of leaders in protective security, risk management, governance, and national resilience.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/psgconference.com\/2025\/our_team\/george-dionisopoulos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PSG Conference 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PSGConferenceAU\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-09T04:24:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/psgconference.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/George-Dionisopoulos.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1390\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1390\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@psgconference\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/psgconference.com\/2025\/our_team\/george-dionisopoulos\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/psgconference.com\/2025\/our_team\/george-dionisopoulos\/\",\"name\":\"George Dionisopoulos - 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