Michael Blicher Soerensen

Michael Blicher Soerensen is CEO and co-founder of Velatir. He works at the intersection of security, risk management and organisations' use of AI. His background combines intelligence work in the Danish Armed Forces with international security responsibilities at Meta, where he has worked on technology and security audits of data centre infrastructure.

His experience in critical technical environments provides a foundation for his work on governance: how responsibilities, controls and day-to-day operations fit together. His professional background also includes crisis management, business continuity and strategic security management. He has an educational background in International Security and Law, and his professional biography lists the qualifications Certified Protection Professional and ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor.

A recurring theme in his public communication is AI use that takes place outside an organisation's approved systems. He emphasises that bans alone do not solve the problem when staff adopt new tools independently. His focus is therefore on shared frameworks, visibility and approved ways of using AI that make it easier to apply appropriate security.

At Velatir, he works with the rest of the founding team on AI governance across tools, staff and agents. The company's platform brings together an overview of usage, data flows and shared controls, among other features. His contribution to the professional discussion is thus primarily a security and management perspective: how technology can be incorporated into an organisation that remains able to understand, govern and take responsibility for its use.

Selected experience

• Co-founder and CEO focusing on AI governance and risk management.
• Security work at Meta's data centres and a background as an intelligence officer.
• Crisis management, business continuity and security auditing.
• Professional communication on shadow AI, shared frameworks and practical controls.