About Latus AI

Kier Lane is the founder and CEO of Latus AI, where he focuses on helping organizations prepare security operations for the next generation of AI-assisted defense. His work centers on intelligence preparation, AI governance, and operating models that enable human analysts and AI systems to operate together safely inside modern Security Operations Centers.

Over the past two decades, Kier has worked at the intersection of cybersecurity, enterprise data platforms, and emerging AI technologies. Through his work supporting leading enterprise and healthcare organizations, he has evaluated and implemented hundreds of security and data solutions.

Kier previously founded Latus Solutions, a cybersecurity integration firm focused on helping organizations operationalize security technology at scale. Following its merger with CISOSHARE in 2019, he served as Chief Revenue Officer, helping guide corporate strategy, service development, and enterprise go-to-market execution.

He also led the development of ID-Y, an AI-driven analytics platform designed to accelerate enterprise cybersecurity technology evaluation and adoption — combining collective intelligence, AI-driven evaluation models, and structured digital workflows to reduce complex decision cycles by as much as 90 percent.

Ben Hamilton is Co-Founder and Chief AI Officer of Latus AI, where he translates two decades of enterprise security experience into the governance frameworks that make responsible AI adoption possible. His focus is on converting policy and regulatory requirements into practical architecture — the operating models and decision structures that allow security teams to deploy AI with confidence.

Over more than two decades in enterprise security, Ben has held senior architecture roles at Seagate, Washington Mutual, Citrix, Teradata, and Avalara — consistently operating at the intersection of security architecture, governance, and organizational risk.

At Avalara, he served as Enterprise Security Architect and the company's primary AI Security Architect — designing the enterprise-wide GRC strategy and leading AI governance initiatives across a complex, global SaaS organization. His methodology is grounded in direct, production-scale implementation of ISO 42001 and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.

Beyond Latus AI, Ben actively mentors and advises executives and security leaders navigating the intersection of emerging technology and organizational risk — helping them build the judgment and frameworks needed to lead with confidence in an AI-driven world.