Security, AI Adoption, and Human Judgment with Patrick McKinney

Patrick McKinney, VP of Security at Invisible Technologies, has spent his career building security and compliance functions from the ground up, from Coinbase to Dropbox to Salesforce. He shares the playbook lessons that carried across each stop, why phase two never adds security, and how he's applying an AI native approach to security at Invisible while still keeping judgment and accountability firmly in human hands.

Main Topics Covered:

• Building compliance functions from scratch at Coinbase, Dropbox, and Salesforce, and the lesson that phase two never adds security
• Standing up SOX and GDPR compliance ahead of Dropbox's 2018 IPO
• Early FedRAMP work at Salesforce, including a dedicated authorized colo built entirely from scratch
• Investing in an agentic SOC platform and running quality bake offs before adopting new AI security tools
• Knowing when to shift security ownership from a CTO or head of IT to a dedicated security professional
• How AI is reshaping entry level talent, and why judgment and accountability still belong to humans

Links & Resources:

• Connect with Patrick McKinney: LinkedIn
• Connect with Stephen Koza: LinkedIn
• Connect with EverOps: Website | LinkedIn