Manoj Kumar is a cybersecurity leader at Microsoft with more than 20 years of experience. He is a pioneer in AI/ML security and helped build the Responsible AI Standard for LLMs. He also led AETHER’s group creating CodeQL rules for AI risk detection. Manoj architected Azure ML for air-gapped government clouds, including DOD and DOJ environments, and specializes in GRC, including FedRAMP and NIST. He holds an MBA and CISSP and transforms complex security into business value, cutting review times by 50% while helping secure the future of AI in the enterprise.