Eric Richardson

Eric Richardson has had a distinguished technology career in roles from CISO/ to executive to volunteer AP Comp Sci teacher with over 30 years of experience specializing in the critical intersection of Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and Operational Risk. Currently serving as the Global Leader of Artificial Intelligence and Security Engineering at Cisco, he spearheads corporate-wide standards for secure AI implementation and evaluates complex architectures to ensure robust security controls. His deep technical expertise in AI is evidenced by his authorship of Prompt Engineering: Hands-on guide to prompt engineering for AI interactions. Eric resides in Washington State with his Wife Stacie and his daughters Katie and Maddie. Eric possesses a Masters in Computer Science with a focus on cybersecurity Engineering as well as a MBA.