Author Biography

With a career bridging federal service and enterprise innovation, Kevin Leon-Alsina is a US Army veteran and senior AI cybersecurity professional. His expertise spans FedRAMP authorization, Zero Trust architecture, AI enablement and governance, and large-scale digital transformation. He builds communities of practice that accelerate adoption, ethics, and oversight for emerging technologies.

Today, he enlightens students as an adjunct professor at University of Maryland Global Campus in the School of Cybersecurity and Information Technology, where he helps learners connect responsible AI practices to measurable business value and integrate the NIST AI Risk Management Framework with practical risk-based decision making for modern organizations.

As a mentor and community builder, Kevin supports veterans transitioning to civilian careers through coaching on certifications, résumés, interviews, and networking. Each summer he co-leads an instructor course in partnership with Loyola University that equips high school students with foundational cybersecurity knowledge and the confidence to pursue STEM pathways. Leon-Alsina has a bachelor’s degree in computer science and master’s degree in cybersecurity management and policy from UMGC and is completing his DBA in applied artificial intelligence at Baker College.