Rosalia H.

Recruited following a major ransomware incident to redefine the role of security and technology governance across a global portfolio of lifestyle and sports-tech brands. I was brought in not only to strengthen defenses, but to rebuild the operating model — transforming Information Security from a reactive, fragmented function into a unified, data-driven, and business-aligned organization. Enterprise InfoSec Strategy Redesign: Revamped the entire global Information Security strategy, aligning it to business growth, digital modernization, and M&A initiatives. Repositioned security as an enterprise enabler — integrated into product development, operations, and brand innovation. Organizational Restructure: Redesigned the global security organization, establishing a federated operating model that aligned corporate governance with regional and brand-specific needs. Rebuilt the team’s leadership stack, clarified accountability, and introduced performance metrics tied to business outcomes. AI Governance in Motion: Driving the creation of the enterprise framework for responsible AI — embedding privacy-by-design, risk classification, and model validation into all data and analytics workflows, ensuring innovation moves at the speed of trust. Quantitative Risk Strategy: Built a risk-to-value model mapping cyber and operational risk directly to EBITDA impact — transforming board oversight from compliance-based reporting to ROI-driven decision making. Identity Modernization: Delivered a full lifecycle Privileged Access Management program, secret vaulting, and least-privilege automation — achieving zero critical audit findings. Business Continuity & Resilience: Overhauled enterprise BCP/DR, aligning RTO/RPO to revenue-critical systems, with quarterly crisis simulations and improved branch-level recovery times. IPO & Investor Readiness: Aligned PCI DSS 4.0 and IT SOX compliance with IPO and divestiture objectives, increasing audit traceability and investor assurance.

The advisory board of the USC Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science is composed of distinguished professionals representing diverse sectors of the technology industry, including software engineering, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, hardware development, venture capital, research institutions, and nonprofit organizations focused on technology education and innovation. #FightOn✌🏽✌🏽

Selected member of the Norwest Operator Collective, a curated group of senior leaders gaining early insight into portfolio investments and frontier innovation to inform enterprise risk and technology strategy.

After several years as a featured speaker at Black Hat, I was honored to be invited to join the Advisory Board for the AI Summit, helping shape one of the industry’s most forward-looking conversations on secure and ethical AI. In this role, I partner with global cybersecurity and technology leaders to guide content strategy, speaker curation, and thematic direction for the Summit — ensuring discussions reflect the most urgent and emerging challenges at the intersection of AI, security, and enterprise trust. The AI Summit at Black Hat USA brings together global CISOs, AI researchers, and innovators to explore the future of secure AI design, model governance, and real-world resilience. Through this platform, I help influence how enterprises worldwide approach the responsible adoption of AI — advancing a shared vision where innovation and security evolve together. https://www.blackhat.com/us-25/ai-summit.html

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Advisor and Member of the Steering Committee at Ignite Health Accelerator - Advise on cyber security strategy for startups in healthcare.

The USC Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI) is a rigorous college access and success program operated by USC Educational Partnerships in the division of University Relations. NAI annually prepares almost 1,000 6th-12th grade students from low-income households from the neighborhoods closes to USC in South Los Angeles and East Los Angeles for admission and graduation from college. The majority of USC NAI Scholars will become first-generation college students. Fight on✌🏽✌🏽✌🏽

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