Security Isn't Someone Else's Job Anymore. It's Yours
Security used to live with one team: a set of gatekeepers who reviewed, approved, and signed off before anything shipped. That model doesn't hold anymore. AI-generated code, agentic workflows, and every engineer now shipping faster than any single security team can review means the attack surface is growing everywhere at once, not just where the security org is looking. This panel is about what changes when security stops being a checkpoint and becomes a shared responsibility across every engineering leader's team, what leaders need to own now that they didn't used to, and what actually breaks when that ownership doesn't shift fast enough.
As Senior Vice President of Security Engineering and Technology, Trisha leads the teams responsible for infrastructure, security, and client platforms. Trisha joined Yelp in 2018 as Director of IT and has served in a number of engineering leadership roles. Before Yelp, Trisha worked at Gap, Inc. and Bank of America in various technology leadership roles. She holds an MSBA in Computer Information Systems from California State University, East Bay.
Trisha Walsh
SVP Engineering, Security
Yelp
Dr. May Wang is the Chief Technology Officer of Internet of Things (IoT) at Palo Alto Networks, driving initiatives in AI and cybersecurity. She co-founded Zingbox, the industry’s first AI-powered IoT security company, acquired by Palo Alto Networks in 2019.
Dr. Wang has served on the boards of public, private, and nonprofit organizations.
She holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and has been recognized with numerous honors, including VentureBeat’s 2023 AI Entrepreneur of the Year.
May Wang, Ph.D.
CTO IoT Security
Palo Alto Networks
Monica Bajaj
SVP Auth0 Engineering
Okta
Monica Bajaj is an accomplished technology executive with over two decades of experience building high-impact products and scaling global engineering organizations. Currently the SVP of Auth0 Engineering at Okta, she leads the development of a developer- and agentic-first, secure identity platform that handles billions of monthly logins. A strategic leader in AI and Security, Monica previously held engineering leadership roles at NetApp, Cisco, and Workday, driving enterprise-grade excellence and operational efficiency.
Beyond her corporate role, Monica is a respected advisor and thought leader, serving on boards including SheTO and the Berkeley SkyDeck Advisory Board. An alumna of IIT Mumbai and SGSITS Indore, she is a frequent speaker on product-led growth and a dedicated STEM advocate, focused on cultivating the next generation of technical leaders.