Meet the Leadership Team

Rosa is the CEO and Founder of KeyData Associates. Rosa is a trusted advisor to clients in all industry sectors. She regularly advises on cybersecurity and operational risk, especially matters pertaining to governance, control environment, systemic risk, and regulatory compliance in critical infrastructure industries.

Prior to starting at KeyData, Rosa was Chief information Security Officer at BMO Financial Group where she also had responsibility for leading the enterprise on all aspects of Operations Risk and Business Continuity. Prior to BMO, Rosa was Chief Information Security Officer at Ontario Hydro where she provided leadership and governance for security across the enterprise, which included the world’s largest nuclear facilities and power grid.

Rosa holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Western Ontario and a certificate in Advanced Executive Program from NorthWestern Kellogg School of Management.

Sean is a highly accomplished cybersecurity leader with over 15 years of experience, 10 years of which were with one of the largest professional services firms. His professional career has spanned across Identity and Access Management, Security Architecture, Security Governance, and Web Application Security. He has effectively managed multiple concurrent projects ranging from complex integration, business process design, to defining strategies and roadmaps.

Sean is a Project Manager Professional (PMP), a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Internal Systems Auditor (CISA). He is also an active member of the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP).

Brian’s extensive experience in the Canadian IT Industry has led to the development of a broad skill set. With over 20 years focused on managing and growing security consulting practices, Brian has led large Canadian InfoSec projects in the Federal Public Sector, Energy Industry and Financial Services Sector.

Since joining KeyData as the CTO, Brian provides a technical voice to the KeyData senior leadership team. This position also allows Brian to work with strategic customers on tasks that may include everything from helping them reshape their strategies around Identity in the public cloud to developing custom automation and product integrations in several programming languages.

His unique experience as both a defender and an attacker has allowed him opportunities to speak at events from ISACA, ISF, SecTor, EDIST and MISA among others.

Ram is an accomplished finance professional with over 22 years of experience in finance and accounting for businesses ranging from sole proprietorships to multinational organisations.He has been the Head of Finance at KeyData since 2018. Ram has previously led a large finance team and successfully managed complex project reporting. He has experience in data modelling, financial reporting, new system implementation, set-up a financial deck, M&A, year-end audit, and build the new finance team and structure for a new organisation.Ram has worked in a various industries including banking, automotive, retail, consumer goods, manufacturing, and now cyber security.

Ram holds a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. He also has a Master's Degree and Bachelor's Degree in Finance as well as a Software Engineering Diploma in Programming.He is also an active member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.

Safwan Nathersa is a Partner at KeyData who works closely with our customers and employees to drive growth and customer success. Prior to taking on his role at KeyData, Safwan spent over a decade in various leadership roles spanning consulting, delivery management and business development, all within the identity space. He is an identity and access management thought leader and plays an instrumental part in the growth of KeyData.

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