Roman is a cybersecurity expert with 17+ years of experience securing complex systems and products. Roman leads open-source security strategy and cross-industry collaboration at Red Hat. Formerly, he led Product Security & Privacy for Data Center and AI software at Intel. Roman contributes to global open-source security initiatives and standardization efforts, including the EU Cyber Resilience Act. He is also a university lecturer, startup advisor, and mentor, advocating for practical and responsible cybersecurity.