{"id":27411947,"date":"2024-06-18T07:45:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T12:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brivo.com\/?post_type=newsroom_item&p=27411947"},"modified":"2026-10-23T01:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T06:42:59","slug":"dean-drako-wins-ernst-young-2024-entrepreneur-of-the-year-gulf-south-award","status":"publish","type":"newsroom_item","link":"https:\/\/www.brivo.com\/ja\/newsroom\/dean-drako-wins-ernst-young-2024-entrepreneur-of-the-year-gulf-south-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean Drako Wins Ernst & Young 2024 Entrepreneur Of The Year Gulf South Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN, Texas\u2014June 18, 2024\u2014Eagle Eye Networks<\/a>, the global leader in cloud video surveillance, today announced that Dean Drako, Eagle Eye Networks Founder and CEO, won the Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur Of The Year\u00ae 2024 Gulf South Award. Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world\u2019s most prestigious business awards program for unstoppable entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies.<\/p>\n

Under Drako\u2019s leadership, Eagle Eye Networks has revolutionized the video surveillance industry, achieving significant growth and helping businesses worldwide enhance security and operational efficiency through cloud, advanced AI and analytics to make the world a safer place.<\/p>\n

Eagle Eye Networks has made notable advancements in AI technology, including its award-winning, AI-powered Smart Video Search<\/a> and License Plate Recognition<\/a>, and its newly launched\u00a0 911 camera sharing<\/a>, which has already won two awards recognizing its positive impact on public safety and emergency response.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cReceiving this award is a tremendous honor and a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire Eagle Eye Networks team,\u201d said Dean Drako, Founder and CEO of Eagle Eye Networks. \u201cWe remain committed to pushing the boundaries of the cloud video surveillance industry with our AI features, delivering exceptional value to our customers, and positively impacting the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Drako founded Eagle Eye Networks in 2012. He is also Chairman of cloud access control leader Brivo, and Chairman of enterprise security automation leader Cobalt AI. Previously, Drako was founder, president and CEO of Barracuda Networks, where he created the IT security industry\u2019s first spam filter appliance, growing the company from its inception in 2003 through 2012 to more than 140 products and 150,000 customers.<\/p>\n

An independent judging panel of previous award winners, leading CEOs and other business leaders selected Drako. Candidates were evaluated based on their ability to create long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to their purpose and the demonstration of growth and substantial impact, among other key indicators.<\/p>\n

As a Gulf South award winner, Drako will be considered for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 National Awards. The National Award winners, including the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced in November at the Strategic Growth Forum\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>, one of the nation\u2019s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies. The Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner will then move on to compete for the World Entrepreneur Of The Year\u00ae<\/sup> Award in June 2025.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Entrepreneur Of The Year recognizes many different types of business leaders for their ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial spirit. The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped their business from inception or who raised outside capital to grow their company; transformational CEOs who infused innovation into an existing organization to catapult its trajectory; and multigenerational family business leaders who reimagined a legacy business model to fortify it for the future.<\/p>\n

About Entrepreneur Of The Year<\/strong>\u00ae<\/sup>
Founded in 1986, Entrepreneur Of The Year\u00ae<\/sup> has celebrated more than 11,000 ambitious visionaries who are leading successful, dynamic businesses in the US, and it has since expanded to nearly 80 countries and territories globally. Visit ey.com\/us\/eoy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Drako, CEO of cloud video surveillance leader Eagle Eye Networks, wins award that celebrates bold leaders who disrupt markets, revolutionize industries and transform lives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":27411948,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_line":[213],"news_type":[246],"platform":[],"access_control":[],"video_surveillance":[232,230],"operations_administration":[],"class_list":["post-27411947","newsroom_item","type-newsroom_item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_line-video","news_type-press","video_surveillance-networking-storage","video_surveillance-video-analytics-intelligence"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t