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Winner 2026 Top 5 Architecture Leaders Europe | Former UK Government Cyber Advisor | ICON Top 100 Security Professionals Winner 2025 | Adjunct Professor | Keynote Speaker | ADHD Advocate | Author | Former SVP Paramount.

About

Surinder Lall is a globally recognised cybersecurity and AI governance leader, author, and keynote speaker with over 25 years of experience at the forefront of enterprise risk and emerging technology. For more than 13 years he held executive leadership roles at Paramount Global, most recently as Senior Vice President, where he shaped global security and technology strategy across one of the world's largest media and entertainment companies. During this tenure, he led transformational M&A security integration across multi-billion-dollar mergers and handled cybersecurity risk management at the US Super Bowl, the world's largest sporting event, watched by more than 127 million viewers globally. He is the author of Leading in the Age of AI, a practitioner's guide to navigating the legal, ethical, and operational realities of artificial intelligence in the enterprise. His perspective is shaped by a rare multidisciplinary foundation: a Master of Laws (LL.M.), an international business degree, and a portfolio of advanced cybersecurity certifications a combination uniquely suited to the governance challenges AI now presents. Surinder, a former Founding Member of the UK Government's Cyber Security Advisory Board (Cabinet Office), advised on national cyber resilience and emerging technology risk. His work has been recognised with the Top 5 Architecture Leader, Europe (2026), the ICON Awards Top 100 Global Security Professionals (2025), and the Top Innovator Award (2019). He is a sought-after international keynote speaker, a guest lecturer at Maastricht University Law School, and an Honorary Founding Member of the America India Tech Council. Across every role, Surinder is driven by a single conviction: that technology, governed well, can be a powerful force for good.

Location

London Area

Work experience

Head of Cyber Governance, Risk and Compliance at dmg media, Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos, London Area, United Kingdom, As Head of Cyber Governance, Risk & Compliance at DMG Media, I’m privileged to help protect the digital backbone of one of Britain’s most storied and influential media groups. DMG Media’s legacy spans more than a century of publishing excellence, from the Daily Mail’s founding in 1896 to today’s portfolio of world-class brands, including The Mail on Sunday, Metro, i, New Scientist, MailOnline, and This is Money. Together, these platforms reach tens of millions of readers across continents, setting the pace for trusted journalism in an age of instant information. In this role, I lead the enterprise-wide strategy for cyber governance, risk, and compliance, shaping frameworks that safeguard editorial independence, data integrity, and public trust across rapidly evolving digital ecosystems. My focus is on building a resilient culture where innovation, ethics, and security coexist, ensuring that a company born in print continues to thrive securely in the AI-driven, hyper-connected world of modern media.

Independent Author at Maison Scriptor Publishing, May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos, London Area, United Kingdom, Alongside my full-time executive role, I dedicate my spare time to writing and developing leadership ideas that bridge technology, humanity, and resilience. Key projects: Leading in the Age of AI - a Stoic-inspired leadership guide for navigating the AI era. Mia & Mya - a children's STEM series that introduces AI, ethics, and critical thinking through storytelling, celebrating inclusion and neurodiversity. Articles and insights on leadership, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. This work reflects over 25 years of leadership experience, distilled into practical wisdom for current and emerging leaders and into stories that spark curiosity in the next generation.

Senior Vice President - Global Information Security & Risk Management at Paramount, Jan 2022 - Apr 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Working as part of the global information security leadership team to safeguard all Paramount Global assets delivering content services to more than 4.3 billion subscribers across more than 180 countries. Managing security for a multitude of household brands including but not limited to: VH1 VIDCON TV LAND THE CW TELEFE POPTV SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL SIMON & SCHUSTER CMT COLORS CHANNEL 10 AUSTRALIA CHANNEL 5 CBS TELEVISION STATIONS BELLATOR AWESOMENESS TV SHOWTIME PLUTO TV PARAMOUNT PICTURES PARAMOUNT NETWORK PARAMOUNT+ NICKELODEON MTV COMEDY CENTRAL CBS SPORTS CBS NEWS CBS INTERACTIVE CBS ALL ACCESS BET ANANEY

UK Government Cyber Security Advisory - Board Member at Cabinet Office, Oct 2022 - Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, The UK Government Cyber Security Advisory Board (GCSAB) aims to support the government in achieving the goals set out in the Cyber Security Strategy and work towards the long-term improvement of government cyber security by providing advice, expertise and guidance. The GCSAB is made up of thought leaders from government, industry and academia.

Vice President Information Security at ViacomCBS, Dec 2019 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo, London Area, United Kingdom

Education

Oxford Executive Leadership Programme, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Psychology In The Real World, University of Cambridge