Stephan Jou has been an industry veteran for analytics and AI for two decades. He is currently Sr. Director of Security Analytics at OpenText Cybersecurity, where he leads efforts to apply AI and analytical methods for various cybersecurity use cases. Jou was CTO and co-founder of Interset, where he developed a leading-edge cybersecurity and In-Q-Tel funded project that uses machine learning and behavioral analytics, prior to being acquired by Micro Focus and then OpenText. Previous to OpenText, Jou has been at IBM and Cognos where he led the development of over ten products in the areas of cloud computing, mobile, visualization, semantic search, data mining, and neural networks.

Jou holds a M.Sc. in Computational Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, and a dual B.Sc. in Computer Science and Human Physiology, all from the University of Toronto. He has held advisory positions on NSERC Strategic Networks and is involved in setting goals for NSERC Strategic Research Grant research topics in the areas of analytics and security for Canada, was an invited participant in 2018’s G7 Multistakeholder Conference on Artificial Intelligence and in 2020’s consultation with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada on the regulation of AI for data privacy, and has contributed to articles and publications on cybersecurity AI, AI ethics, and AI regulation, such as Verizon's "Data Breach Investigations Report" and the European Liberal Forum's "European Cybersecurity in Context."