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Guru Sethupathy is the GM of AI Governance at Optro. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of FairNow (now part of Optro), a governance platform that simplifies AI governance through automation and intelligent and precise compliance guidance, helping customers manage risks and build trust and adoption in their AI investments. Prior to founding FairNow, Guru served as an SVP at Capital One, where he led teams in building AI technologies and solutions while managing risk and governance. Guru also spent time at McKinsey, where he advised Fortune 100 leaders on harnessing the power of analytics and AI while managing risks. All told, Guru has spent two decades in the AI space, spanning academia, corporate, and start-up roles, conducting research on AI systems and their implications for business value, risks, and the workforce. He has a BS in Computer Science from Stanford University and a PhD in Economics from Columbia University.

Richard Marcus is the CISO at Optro, where he leads product, infrastructure, and corporate IT security functions as well as Optro’s own internal risk and compliance initiatives. In this capacity, he has become an Optro product power user, leveraging the platform’s robust feature set to help achieve SOC 2, GDPR, ISO 27001 compliance, and many other GRC initiatives. In his spare time, he enjoys exchanging insights with his information security leader peers in the Optro Community and participating in the Optro product development process. Prior to joining Optro, Richard led global GRC at Verizon Media and Security Operations at EdgeCast Networks.