Across organizations, legal, compliance, privacy, finance, and IT teams are being asked to adopt AI tools such as Microsoft 365® Copilot—often driven by executive mandates, but without clearly defined and measurable objectives or a complete understanding of what it takes to do so safely and effectively. Security is usually at the forefront of the implementation process, and rightly so, but data lifecycle and broader information management practices are also key to driving quality into AI implementation, adoption, and control without overengineering the process.
The upcoming HaystackID® webcast will provide expert insights on how to start safely, measure value, and decide what’s next. Expert panelists will discuss how to:
- Translate leadership objectives into business-owned pilots with defined outcomes.
- Establish baseline guardrails using Microsoft Purview.
- Understand how to interpret Copilot readiness signals and reports.
- Understand how Copilot uses your data.
- Get the best results through strong information management and governance practices.
Event Details
During the webcast, attendees will learn how to balance near-term enablement with risk management, outlining practical methods to measure value, adoption, and control without overengineering in the process.
Expert Panelists
+ Steve Barsony (Moderator)
Managing Director, HaystackID
Steve Barsony is a Managing Director at HaystackID, where he advises organizations on complex challenges at the intersection of information governance, privacy protection, cyber incident response, CFIUS compliance, Microsoft 365, and legal operations. Steve brings decades of experience helping enterprises manage sensitive data, regulatory risk, and technology-driven change. Steve joined HaystackID in May 2024 from AFH Partners, the advisory firm he founded in 2021. At AFH Partners, Steve worked closely with corporate legal, compliance, and IT leaders to design practical, defensible strategies for information governance, privacy, and cross-border data risk. Prior to AFH Partners, Steve spent more than a decade at Consilio, where he held several senior leadership roles, including Senior Vice President in the Innovation & Product Office, Vice President of Innovation & Technology, and Vice President of Analytics at DiscoverReady. During this time, he played a key role in advancing analytics-driven legal services and shaping technology-enabled approaches to discovery and investigations.
+ Dean Gonsowski
Chief Revenue Officer, RecordPoint
Dean Gonsowski helps CEOs, executive teams, and venture- and PE-backed companies build scalable revenue engines and accelerate growth. With more than 25 years of customer-facing executive leadership experience, Dean has empowered high-growth SaaS companies—including ActiveNav, Relativity, Clearwell/Veritas, and Recommind/OpenText—to reach their next level of market impact. As the current CRO of Recordpoint, a B2B SaaS company in the GRC space, Dean leads the entire revenue lifecycle—from go-to-market strategy and sales to marketing, customer success, and business development—driving repeatable, measurable growth across products and teams. Dean is passionate about designing effective playbooks, optimizing revenue operations, and helping leaders make data-driven decisions that deliver predictable results. Dean holds a JD from the University of San Diego School of Law and a BS from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
+ Glenn O’Brien
Senior Manager, Data Governance Policy Management, RTX
Glenn O’Brien is a senior information governance, legal operations, and eDiscovery leader with more than two decades of experience aligning people, process, and technology to support complex legal, compliance, and risk management environments. Currently serving as Senior Manager, Data Governance Policy Management at RTX, Glenn leads initiatives focused on data governance frameworks, policy development, and operational execution in highly regulated enterprise settings. His work centers on continuous improvement—ensuring governance programs are practical, scalable, and defensible across global organizations.
