Ron F. Del Rosario — CEO

AI Optimist - Non Sine Periculo (Not Without Danger) Ron F. Del Rosario is a widely recognized expert practitioner in securing modern artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) systems. He is a popular speaker at top international security conferences such as RSA, DefCon, and Black Hat. Ron has appeared on numerous podcasts and live events, sharing his insights on securing AI, Language Models, and Agents. With nearly twenty years of experience in the Software as a Service (SaaS) industry, including involvement in Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Ron has refined his skills in creating high-reliability SaaS solutions. Since 2018, he has been a pioneer in AI/ML security, developing internal frameworks for AI/ML security governance and AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM), supported by a patent on using AI/ML for secure software development. Ron’s strategic approach results in actionable initiatives. He works with business leaders and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) to promote the secure adoption of AI. His leadership and contributions to the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Gen AI Security Project, along with his work on AI security books and papers, highlight his dedication to advancing the industry. His current research focuses on the secure design, architecture, and cost-efficiency of Language Model (xLM) Agents deployment in enterprise environments. Ron partners with a wide range of AI security researchers from both private and government sectors, including prestigious academic institutions. Presently, Ron is the Vice President and Head of AI Security for SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM), where he plays a key role in fostering innovation at the crossroads of cybersecurity and AI.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Cybersecurity expert specializing in AI/ML security.

Location: San Diego, California, United States

Experience: 20 yrs 2 mos

Skills

Artificial Intelligence (ai)
Cybersecurity
Saas
Applied Machine Learning

Career Highlights

Pioneered AI/ML security frameworks since 2018.
Key speaker at top international security conferences.
Led AI Security initiatives at SAP and OWASP.

Work Experience

SAP

Vice President, Head of AI Security, Supply Chain Management (SCM) (4 mos)

Vice President, Head of AI Security, ISBN (9 mos)

Chief Security Architect & AI Security Lead, ISBN (2 yrs)

Director, Application Security (6 mos)

Lead/Principal Application Security Architect (8 mos)

Principal Security Architect (1 yr 1 mo)

Security Research Fellow (AI/ML) (3 mos)

Senior Security Engineer (1 yr 5 mos)

OWASP Top 10 For Large Language Model Applications & Generative AI

Founding Co-Lead, Agentic Security Initiative (ASI) (1 yr 6 mos)

Palo Alto Networks

Team Lead (US) - Sr. Security Architect, AI Security SME (1 yr 8 mos)

Five9

Information Security Officer (6 yrs)

Network Assessment Specialist/VoIP Engineer (1 yr 1 mo)

Freelance

Security Consultant - Penetration Testing (4 yrs)

Synergia Cybercare

Technical Implementation Manager and Network Administrator (1 yr)

Consultant / Self-Employed

Information Technology Consultant (4 yrs)

Education

Advanced Large Language Model Agents at University of California, Berkeley

Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence at Stanford Continuing Studies

Deep Learning Specialization at Deeplearning.AI

Fundamentals of Deep Learning for Computer Vision at NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute

Stanford Advanced Computer Security Certificate at Stanford University

Networking & Telecommunications at Cisco Networking Academy Program

BA Mass Communications at University of the Philippines

Ron F. Del Rosario

CEO

San Diego, California, United States20 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Pioneered AI/ML security frameworks since 2018.
Key speaker at top international security conferences.
Led AI Security initiatives at SAP and OWASP.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Cybersecurity expert specializing in AI/ML security.

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Skills

Core Skills

Artificial Intelligence (ai)CybersecuritySaasApplied Machine Learning

Other Skills

Large Language Models (LLM)Global Cross-Functional Team LeadershipInnovationResearch and Development (R&D)Strategic PlanningAgile LeadershipInnovation ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipEnterprise SoftwareGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)Agile MethodologiesPenetration TestingCloud ComputingApplication SecurityLeadership

About

Experience

20 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Sap

8 roles

Vice President, Head of AI Security, Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos

Vice President and Head of AI Security for SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM) organization reporting to the Business Information Security Officer (BISO).
Responsibilities:
AI/ML Product Security Strategy & Innovation
AI/ML Security Design, Architecture & Engineering Strategy
AI Governance, partnering with Ethics, Legal, Data Protection & Privacy, and Compliance Teams.
AI Security Industry Thought Leadership and Collaborations (OWASP, NIST, SANS, etc.)
Applied AI/ML Research & Innovation for Cybersecurity (Experiments, Inventions, and Patents)
Provide AI/ML Training & Mentoring Opportunities to Product Security Architects, Engineers, and Developers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Applied Machine LearningLarge Language Models (LLM)CybersecurityGlobal Cross-Functional Team LeadershipInnovation+2

Vice President, Head of AI Security, ISBN

Promoted

Apr 2025 – Jan 2026 · 9 mos

Head of AI Security for SAP Intelligent Spend and Business Network (ISBN) Product Security Organization reporting to the Chief Product Security Officer.
Responsibilities:
Chief Expert Product Security Architect
AI/ML Product Security Strategy & Innovation
AI/ML Security Design, Architecture & Engineering Strategy
AI Governance, partnering with Ethics, Legal, Data Protection & Privacy, and Compliance Teams.
AI Security Industry Thought Leadership and Collaborations (OWASP, NIST, SANS, etc.)
Applied AI/ML Research & Innovation for Cybersecurity (Experiments, Inventions, and Patents)
Provide AI/ML Training & Mentoring Opportunities to Product Security Architects, Engineers, and Developers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Applied Machine LearningLarge Language Models (LLM)Research and Development (R&D)CybersecurityAgile Leadership+3

Chief Security Architect & AI Security Lead, ISBN

Promoted

Apr 2023 – Apr 2025 · 2 yrs

Chief Security Architect for SAP Intelligent Spend and Business Network (ISBN) focusing on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) Security.
Responsibilities:
SaaS Product Security Architecture Strategy
AI/ML Product Security Strategy & Innovation
AI Governance, partnering with Ethics, Legal, Data Protection & Privacy, and Compliance Teams.
Security Research & Innovation (Experiments, Inventions, and Patents)
Provide AI/ML Training & Mentoring Opportunities to Product Security Architects, Engineers, and Developers.

Large Language Models (LLM)SaaSEnterprise SoftwareGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)Agile MethodologiesPenetration Testing+8

Director, Application Security

Promoted

Jan 2021 – Jul 2021 · 6 mos

Director of Application & Product Security responsible for SaaS Application Security Strategy, Design, Architecture, Innovation, and People Development.
Product Security Standards
Data Protection & Privacy Compliance Evaluation
Security in the SDLC (Tools, Techniques, Processes)
Threat Modeling & Penetration Testing
Security Training for Developers
Innovation (R&D, PoCs, MVP, Patents)

Python (Programming Language)Oral CommunicationDeep Learning

Lead/Principal Application Security Architect

May 2020 – Jan 2021 · 8 mos

Lead Application Security Architect responsible for modernizing application security, adoption of Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and managing application security engineers.

Python (Programming Language)

Principal Security Architect

Mar 2019 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

Principal Security Architect embedded in software design, development, and engineering for SAP Customer Experience (CX) - Sales Cloud and Sales Performance Management (SPM) SaaS Products.
Responsibilities:
Product Security Strategy, Design & Architecture
Product Security Testing/Penetration Tests (Bug Bounty Programs, etc.)
Product Security Incident Response (PSIRT)
Product Data Security & Privacy Engineering (PII, GDPR)
Security Research and Innovation

Python (Programming Language)

Security Research Fellow (AI/ML)

Promoted

Dec 2018 – Mar 2019 · 3 mos

SAP Internal Fellowship Program
Contribute to research and documentation of a Machine Learning/Deep Learning system for Data Loss Prevention (DLP).
Dark Web Research using Machine Learning/Deep Learning techniques.

Python (Programming Language)

Senior Security Engineer

Oct 2017 – Mar 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

Senior Security Engineer for SAP CX (Customer Experience) Sales Cloud.
Responsibilities:
Security in Development & Operations (DevOpsSec)
Security in SDLC
Secure Code Review (SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java, CWE/SANS, OWASP)
Product Security Requirements
Privacy Engineering, embedding compliance in code (HIPAA, HITRUST/CSFv9, GDPR)
Security Research & Innovation

Python (Programming Language)Machine LearningApplied Machine LearningArtificial Neural Networks

Owasp top 10 for large language model applications & generative ai

Founding Co-Lead, Agentic Security Initiative (ASI)

Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos · Global · Remote

Founding Co-lead for the Agentic Security Initiative (ASI) of the OWASP Gen AI Security Project. The Initiative explores the emerging security implications of agentic systems.
In addition to the security risks posed by Classical AI (Pre-Generative AI) and Generative AI systems, such as those identified in the OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Model Applications, Agentic AI systems present unique security risks due to their Planning, Reflection, Refinement, Long-Term Memory Access, and Tool access capabilities.
The group will focus on producing practical and actionable guidance to help developers and engineers secure Agentic AI implementation in the enterprise.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Large Language Models (LLM)CybersecurityPython (Programming Language)Application SecurityApplied Machine Learning+3

Palo alto networks

Team Lead (US) - Sr. Security Architect, AI Security SME

Jul 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · Santa Clara, California, United States

Senior Security Architect and Team Lead for the US Product Security Architecture Group responsible for defining security requirements, executing secure design reviews, and threat modeling of products under the Network Security (NGFW), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Cloud-Delivered Security Services (CDSS), Cloud Management Platform (CMP), Attack Surface Management (ASM), and Cyber Threat Intelligence product portfolio.
Responsibilities:
Threat Modeling Service Co-Lead for Palo Alto Networks products and services.
Trusted Machine Learning (ML) Research Initiative Lead for secure design, development, deployment, and governance of ML Models.
Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver widely impactful security initiatives.
Mentor and guide fellow security architects on effectively facilitating, communicating, and executing impactful security initiatives.

SaaSLarge Language Models (LLM)Applied Machine LearningCybersecurityCloud ComputingAgile Methodologies+6

Five9

2 roles

Information Security Officer

Promoted

Oct 2011 – Oct 2017 · 6 yrs · San Ramon, California

I was Five9's first hire Security Engineer who progressed through the ranks. I reported to the CISO and later on to the VP of Cloud Ops leading the Global SaaS Platform Vulnerability Management Program,
Product and Application Security, Cloud Legal & Compliance (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, FTC, CPNI, CALEA), and Cloud Security Research & Innovation (Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Research Participation)

Python (Programming Language)

Network Assessment Specialist/VoIP Engineer

Apr 2006 – May 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo · Five9 Inc. Philippines

Network Assessment Specialist and VoIP Engineer.
Responsibilities:
Design, implement, troubleshoot and maintain secure and High Availability (HA) Voice-over-IP (VoIP) networks for Five9 customers based in North America.
Conduct remote and on-site VoIP pre-deployment network assessment and troubleshooting for enterprise customers.
Manage VoIP deployment for enterprise and strategic customers.
Evangelize best practices in VoIP performance monitoring, optimization and security.
Softphone troubleshooting and debugging using Wireshark Protocol Analyzer and other tools.
Technology Stack: TCP-IP, Counterpath/XTEN, SIP over TLS, RTP/SRTP. Java RMI, JBoss, AudioCodes

Python (Programming Language)

Freelance

Security Consultant - Penetration Testing

Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 · 4 yrs · San Francisco Bay Area

Security Consultant engaged in annual penetration testing and social engineering of manufacturing and material research companies based in Silicon Valley and North America.
Toolkit:
NMAP, Nikto, OWASP Zap, Metasploit Open Source Framework, Armitage, Cobalt Strike, Nessus, Binwalk and Python.

Synergia cybercare

Technical Implementation Manager and Network Administrator

Apr 2005 – Apr 2006 · 1 yr · Quezon City, Philippines

SCI Inc. is a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) that pioneered the deployment of cloud-based Call Centers in the Philippines using Five9 Virtual Contact Center (VCC) Software-as-a-Service
Achievements:
Design, implement, and maintain secure and High Availability (HA) Voice-over-IP (VoIP) networks for Five9, Inc. including local and international customers and partners. Drastically reduced company Call Center operational costs (OPEX) by implementing SIP Gateways bypassing international Telco Rates and using off-the-shelf network devices and hardware.
Provide Technical Support and Implementation Guidance to US-based customers in deploying and integrating Five9 VCC with customer CRMs (Salesforce, Netsuite, etc.)
Customer firewall configurations to support Sessions Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)

Consultant / self-employed

Information Technology Consultant

Apr 2001 – Apr 2005 · 4 yrs · Subic Bay, Philippines

Provided Information Technology Services to local businesses focusing on Local Area Network (LAN) and Windows Systems Administration, Ethernet Cabling, Layer 2 Switching, and OS installation.