Alexandra Zafra

About Alexandra Zafra

In today’s era of Agentic AI and dynamic AI Flows, my focus is on how intelligent systems can act autonomously—responsibly, securely, and ethically—within governed architectures. I lead organizations through this transformation by building secure AI governance frameworks that align innovation with risk management, transparency, and trust.As a global cybersecurity and AI governance executive, I’ve guided enterprises across regulated industries—financial services, healthcare, life sciences, and technology—through the convergence of cyber resilience, regulatory compliance, and intelligent automation. My approach combines strategic foresight with technical precision, ensuring that both cybersecurity and AI initiatives reinforce one another to enable secure digital growth.I champion the integration of secure AI development, model risk management, and digital ethics—ensuring every AI-driven decision remains auditable, explainable, and aligned with enterprise risk appetite. In a world where AI agents increasingly make autonomous choices, governance is the new differentiator-I help enterprises design architectures where Agentic AI systems operate with guardrails, delivering innovation without sacrificing integrity.I’m also deeply engaged in emerging paradigms such as Vibe Coding, an evolution of human-AI collaboration that merges intuition, creativity, and contextual understanding. By enabling developers and data scientists to “code through context,” Vibe Coding represents a new frontier for secure, adaptive, and responsible AI creation. Within AI Flows, these elements interact dynamically—humans, data, and agents co-creating outcomes under unified governance models.At the C-suite and board level, I translate complex cybersecurity and AI challenges into actionable, business-driven insights. Whether optimizing enterprise risk strategies, leading compliance programs, or modernizing security operations, I focus on measurable impact—reducing risk exposure, strengthening digital trust, and accelerating innovation.My expertise spans Zero Trust architecture, Secure AI/ML Operations, Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, GCP), Regulatory Compliance (NIST, ISO 27001, FFIEC, NYDFS, SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR), Data Governance, etc.Ultimately, my philosophy is simple: security is strategy. By embedding cybersecurity and AI governance into the DNA of an organization, we don’t just protect innovation—we amplify it. My goal is to help global enterprises harness AI responsibly, scale securely, and lead confidently in an intelligent, interconnected world.

Experience

1. Chief Information Security Officer

   Intercept Pharmaceuticals

   May 2020 — Present · NY, US

   Thought leader in Cyber Security defense, managing global Security Operations Center (SOC), Cloud Security Engineering and Architecture, Security Program Management and Administration, Regulatory Security Compliance and Validated Systems Oversight, Human Firewall Awareness Training, IT Risk Management, Vendor Security Risk Management, Privacy Compliance, Red/Blue teams, Hackathon Application Security and SSDLC.

Education

• NYU Stern School of Business

  Organizational Behavior & Management, Marketing