Joel Ogren | Chief Executive Officer
Assured Communications (ASSURED)

Joel Ogren is the CEO and founder of Assured Communications (ASSURED). A retired U.S. Marine, Joel has over 38 years of experience working within the Information and Communications Technology industry in both public and private entities. Joel has spent much of his career working with and for various 3-letter agencies assisting in the development of the backbone of large-scale U.S. and international communication systems. Joel was appointed as the Senior Executive to manage the Center for National and Nuclear communications and has led and advised on large-scale disaster planning and continuity communications programs both domestically and internationally. Joel was appointed as a Telecom SME at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, as well as a founding member of the leadership for the University of Hawaii Applied Research Laboratory. Transitioning to the commercial market, Joel has served as the COO for Ocean Networks managing the development of subsea fiber optic cable systems within the Pacific region, and has also served as a Managing Partner of GoTo Networks, focused on developing new submarine cable systems into underserved markets prior to establishing Assured Communications..