Rogelio Cano

About Rogelio Cano

I\'m an Al leader embedded on Microsoft\'s Copilot development team as Customer Zero — meaning I validate, break, and harden AI agent and connector deployments before they reach the enterprise.With 20+ years across Microsoft\'s security stack, my focus today is at the intersection of AI security, agentic workloads, and platform governance — conducting adversarial testing on Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry, enforcing DLP and Purview compliance, and feeding vulnerability findings directly back to Microsoft Product Groups to drive platform hardening.Some career highlights I\'m proud of:Engineered a global Policy Based Access Control POC engine for Accenture\'s CISO organization securing users, with identity telemetry analytics.Advised Microsoft internal teams on Copilot Studio agent development for high-trust, high-compliance environments.Deployed Microsoft Defender to VDI enterprise users across high profile clients delivering 40%+ efficiency gains and $1M+ in documented cost savingsMy compliance depth spans SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CMMC, GDPR, NIST SP 800-53, and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework — with hands-on experience across the full Microsoft security stack: Sentinel (KQL), Defender, Purview, Entra ID, Conditional Access and BeyondTrust PAM.I\'m bilingual (English/Spanish) and have delivered enterprise AI governance across financial services, healthcare, government, and professional services sectors.

Experience

1. Data Protection Manager

   Avanade

   Jan 2022 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Leveraged expertise in project leadership, technical innovation, and strategic security to drive Avanade\'s delivery of cutting-edge solutions and secure client infrastructures.• Led the documentation and validation of Microsoft Copilot Studio’s plugin capabilities, including Open AI, GPT, conversational plugins, and custom connectors. Enhancing plugin utility, usability, and security of generative AI. • Spearheaded a policy-based access control (PBAC) solution POC in the finance sector, benefiting end-users by managing cross-disciplinary teams, securing global regulatory approvals, and negotiating critical legal SLAs. • Orchestrated a strategic shift to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, significantly improving security across devices by masterminding deployment strategies and managing critical workstreams, demonstrating outstanding leadership and contributing to infrastructure resilience.

Education

• Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago

  Mini-MBA

  2011 — 2012