About Katrina Rosseini
A Leading Voice in Quantum Resilience, Emerging Tech, and Strategic Innovation
Katrina Rosseini advises founders, investors, and institutions at the intersection of quantum computing, AI, and cybersecurity—helping them navigate risk, scale innovation, and lead in an increasingly complex technological landscape.
The Experience Behind the Expertise
A Career at the Intersection of Innovation, Security & Strategy
Turning emerging technology risk into strategy, resilence, and long-term competitive advantage
Her efforts resulted in:
Co-founded a cybersecurity company in the IoT/IIoT sector.
Leading the firm’s pre-seed raise
Advising an AI-driven cost optimization company in the healthcare space
Guiding an AI security startup on post-quantum cybersecurity strategies
Successful acquisition (M&A in healthcare sector)
Global scaling of an AI company
Advised the largest public pension fund in U.S. on cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography (PQC) risks.
First to market strategy execution roadmap
Guided Capitol Markets & VC's on emerging tech portfolios as a 4IR (4th Industrial Revolution) domain expert.
Dr. Katrina Rosseini advises founders, investors, enterprises, and policymakers operating at the intersection of quantum computing, AI, cybersecurity, and national security. Her work centers on technologies shaping economic strength, critical infrastructure resilience, and global competitiveness.
She works across venture-backed startups, capital markets, and institutional leadership advising on technology evaluation, strategic positioning, governance, and pathways to scale. Her role spans supporting founders building emerging technologies, guiding investors and venture firms on technology risk and opportunity, and advising organizations navigating adoption in high-stakes environments.
Her work translates emerging technology risk and opportunity into structured strategy, governance, and execution ensuring organizations are positioned to operate, compete, and lead as quantum, AI, and cybersecurity reshape the global landscape.
Katrina believes security and innovation aren’t at odds — they evolve together. Her work is driven by a deep belief that emerging technologies must serve society, not outpace it. Whether she's advising founders, speaking to policymakers, or mentoring future tech leaders, Katrina approaches every opportunity with a mix of strategic foresight, operational clarity, and human empathy.
What Drives Katrina
Technology moves fast. Leadership must move wisely.
Emerging Tech Advisor to VCs and Capital Markets
Dr. Rosseini advises organizations on how to move from understanding emerging technology shifts to acting on them. Her work addresses both immediate and long-horizon considerations, including “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” risk, post-quantum cryptography transitions, and AI as an operational and strategic risk across high-impact sectors.
A Focus on Innovation, Policy, and Foresight
Her perspective integrates technical depth with capital markets and governance experience, ensuring that decisions around emerging technology are grounded in both risk and opportunity, and aligned with enterprise strategy, investment priorities, and national-level implications.
From Innovation to Governance and Execution
Emerging technologies are redefining economic systems, national security, and the resilience of critical infrastructure. The challenge is not awareness—it is execution.
Leadership & Public Influence
Dr. Katrina Rosseini is a member of the Fast Company Executive Board, Chair of the Civilian Reserve, CR-ISAC, and serves as an advisor at the Ascendant Group (a founding member of the Forbes Agency Council), where she leads initiatives in healthcare and innovation.
Academic and Research Contributions
Her published doctorate research at the George Washington University led to the development of a context aware Intelligently Formulated Methodology to prioritize vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Dr. Rosseini also sits on George Washington University’s Open Source Program Office (OSPO) stakeholder committee as a domain expert on cybersecurity and quantum computing.
National Cybersecurity Strategy
During her 14-year tenure on the board she:
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Chaired the finance and 403b committee
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Secured over $16M in funding
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Played a lead role in the hospital’s M&A process
Advising Founders and Capital in Emerging Technology Markets
Education and Technical Foundation
Rosseini's academic background underpins her work at the intersection of emerging technology, capital markets, and national security ensuring that advisory is grounded in both technical depth and applied strategy.
B.A. in Business Organization Studies, with a minor in Managerial Economics (University of California, Davis)
MBA in Finance - Colorado Tech University, graduating Summa Cum Laude
Doctorate in Engineering – Cybersecurity (George Washington University)
Empowering Women in Cybersecurity (WICYS) and STEM
Katrina is a passionate advocate for women in technology, women leaders in STEM, and inclusion across emerging tech sectors. She actively mentors female founders and technologists, and her work champions the visibility of underrepresented voices in innovation, cybersecurity, and quantum leadership.
WORK WITH DR. KATRINA ROSSEINI
The technologies shaping economic strength, national security, and critical infrastructure are already being built and deployed. The organizations that lead will be those that understand both the risks and opportunities early and act with strategic intent.
Dr. Rosseini advises founders, investors, boards, and institutions navigating quantum strategy, AI security, and emerging technology strategy.