Jautau White
--Bridge Builder--Open Source Strategy, AI Security & Compliance, Supply Chain Security | Certified AI Scientist (USAII) | MIT-Certified AI/ML Professional | Driving Responsible AI & Cloud Security Governance
- Role
- Security Principal Program Manager at Microsoft
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jautau White
My career has been defined by one consistent purpose — to build trust where technology meets risk.From leading security transformations to advancing responsible AI governance, I’ve spent my journey connecting three worlds that often speak different languages: technology, regulation, and business strategy. My passion lies in bridging those divides — ensuring innovation never outpaces accountability, and that every product, platform, or model launched into the world does so securely and ethically.Over the years, I’ve guided global teams through complex security, compliance, and cloud transformations — developing governance frameworks, strengthening privacy standards, and designing systems resilient enough to adapt to emerging AI risks. I’ve also played an active role in shaping industry-wide standards, collaborating with experts across open-source and policy communities to define what secure and responsible AI should look like for the next generation.Whether mentoring future leaders, advising executive boards, or operationalizing new frameworks, my focus remains the same: enable progress, protect people, and ensure that security becomes an accelerator — not a barrier — to innovation.• Reinforced AI domain depth through Microsoft AI-900 (Azure AI Fundamentals) with coverage of Natural Language Processing (NLP) workloads, computer vision, and GenAI, supporting internal enablement and governance advocacy.• Drove Microsoft’s premier sponsorship and became a founding member of OASIS OPEN’s Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI) while serving on its Project Governing Board to shape secure AI standards and tools used across the ecosystem.• Supported global cloud and infrastructure transformation programs by aligning security architecture and audit functions with emerging compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, CMMC), ensuring business continuity during platform modernization.• Drove information security track of a multi-million-dollar PCI transformation program, identifying 200 documented connections and uncovering 90 undocumented integrations that informed redesign of secure data-flow architecture.Specialties: AI Governance & Responsible AI Leadership | Cybersecurity & Compliance Strategy | Cross-Functional Program Management | Organizational Transformation & Change Leadership | Board & Executive Engagement | Risk & Policy Framework Development | Innovation & Emerging Technology Enablement | Servant & Transformational Leadership | AI Risk Management | AI Ethics & Governance | Secure Software Supply Chain
Experience
Security Principal Program Manager
Mar 2022 — Present · Redmond, WA, US
Championed Microsoft’s global secure AI development and supply-chain security open source strategy across cross-functional divisions, representing the company in international standards bodies to advance secure and ethical AI practices. Owned the design and rollout of enterprise AI governance and supply-chain security frameworks, aligning open source standards with Microsoft’s principles to enable responsible AI adoption at scale.• Directed cross-company secure AI and supply-chain security initiatives by aligning engineering, legal, and AI governance functions through multi-year Tiger Teams, leading to cohesive security frameworks adopted enterprise-wide.• Pioneered Microsoft’s global representation in AI governance bodies, by co-chairing secure AI and supply-chain working groups, leading to industry-aligned standards that strengthened trust and transparency across the AI ecosystem.• Built and scaled the Vulnerability Exploitability Exchange (VEX) Tiger Team across multiple engineering and platform teams to automate ingestion and triage, improving remediation timelines and establishing a blueprint for CRA compliance.• Co-led the creation of secure AI standards under CoSAI, defining frameworks for AI system supply-chain governance by bridging collaboration between corporate legal affairs, security engineering, and global research partners.• Advanced secure AI and agentic AI readiness by mapping internal AI risk governance to NIST AI RMF and ISO 42001, ensuring global audit preparedness and reinforcing Microsoft’s leadership in secure AI adoption.• Represented Microsoft in OpenSSF and OASIS OPEN collaborations to operationalize secure software ingestion, dependency management, and end-of-life transparency, reducing enterprise exposure to unsupported components.
Education
Capella University
Master of Science (MS), Information Technology - Information Assurance and Security
University of Phoenix
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology (Dual Major) - Software Engineering/Information Systems Security
US Army Cyber Center of Excellence, Signal Regiment Noncommissioned Officer Academy
Senior Leader's Course
MIT Professional Education
Professional Certificate
Capella University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Information Technology - Information Assurance and Security
Capella University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), IT Management
US Army Cyber Center of Excellence, Signal Regiment Noncommissioned Officer Academy
Advanced Leader's Course
US Army Cyber Center of Excellence, School of Information Technology
Military Information Systems Technology
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