Team
Dave Edwards
Founding Avizor
Dave Edwards is a technology and business transformation leader with extensive experience helping organizations navigate periods of change, innovation, and growth.
Having participated in multiple waves of technological change—from the evolution of the Information Economy to the emergence of today's Intelligence Economy—Dave brings a unique perspective on how organizations can harness innovation while maintaining strong governance, risk management, and stakeholder trust.
Dave helps executive teams identify strategic opportunities, navigate complex challenges, and implement practical solutions that will deliver measurable business value. His approach bridges technical understanding with business leadership, enabling leaders to confidently govern how they transform, innovate, and thrive in an increasingly AI-driven world.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/uncle-dave/
Richard Labonté
Strategic Account Avizor
Richard is an experienced technology and commercial agreements specialist with deep expertise across a broad range of IT contracts, spanning both procurement and vendor-side negotiations. His work has covered complex technology engagements across global organizations, including CTS Technology and CGI, where he collaborated closely with leading IT technology and service providers as well as enterprise clients worldwide.
He played a contributing role during CGI’s significant period of global expansion, as the organization scaled from fewer than 5,000 employees in Canada to more than 70,000 employees worldwide, gaining extensive experience in large-scale enterprise growth, governance, and financial engineering along the way.
Earlier in his career, Richard was part of Hewlett-Packard’s enterprise field organization, where he developed foundational experience working within high-performance technology ecosystems during a formative era of enterprise IT transformation.
Richard brings a pragmatic, outcome-oriented approach to structuring and negotiating technology agreements, helping organizations balance commercial efficiency, risk management, and strategic value creation in complex environments.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-labonté-60763810/
Jason Rosengren
AI Cyber Security Lead Avizor
Jason is an experienced cybersecurity architect who held senior roles from 2020 to 2025 at leading Canadian institutions, including Desjardins, CAE, and the National Bank of Canada.
In the emerging AI-driven threat landscape "Mythos-era", he focuses on helping organizations design and operate secure, resilient, and compliant AI systems while also leveraging AI capabilities to strengthen cyber defense against increasingly sophisticated adversaries.
Drawing on a career defined by delivering outcomes in complex and high-stakes environments, Jason specializes in bridging the gap between executive intent, architectural design, and operational execution. His work ensures that security is not only theoretically sound, but practically implementable and aligned with real-world organizational constraints.
He brings a pragmatic, outcome-oriented approach to cybersecurity modernization, enabling organizations to move confidently in an era where AI both expands capability and amplifies risk.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-rosengren-367128/
Michael Albo
AI Model Governance and Data Science Lead Avizor
Michael is the Co-founder and CEO of the Data Science Institute and of Insight Solver.
As organizations transition into the Intelligence Economy, risk is increasingly driven not by a lack of data, but by misplaced confidence in the outputs of AI and algorithmic systems. Effective governance, oversight, and validation have become essential to ensuring that these technologies deliver sustainable business value while managing regulatory, operational, reputational, and financial risk.
Michael is a recognized data science leader, educator, AI entrepreneur, and industry thought leader with more than 13 years of experience in advanced analytics and artificial intelligence, complemented by decades of leadership experience across industry and financial services. Michael is the founder
Combining deep technical expertise with extensive domain knowledge, Michael specializes in helping organizations understand, govern, and derive value from complex AI and data science systems. He has worked with leaders across banking, insurance, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and critical infrastructure to establish robust model governance frameworks, validate AI and analytical models, and align technology adoption with business objectives and regulatory expectations.
His expertise spans model risk management, AI governance, and regulatory compliance, including IFRS 9, SR 11-7, and OSFI E-23. Michael is particularly skilled at translating highly complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for executives, boards, and regulators, enabling informed decision-making and responsible AI adoption at scale.
