Governance built for AI-integrated cybersecurity.
Dr. Miranda Stanfield is a cybersecurity governance subject-matter expert specializing in enterprise policy, risk management, compliance modernization, and AI oversight in federal environments. Founder of MBS.Tech and author of the Lifecycle-Integrated AI Governance Control Framework (LIAGCF).
A governance practitioner shaped by the pipeline she rebuilds.
Dr. Miranda Stanfield is a cybersecurity governance subject-matter expert specializing in enterprise policy, risk management, compliance modernization, and AI oversight in federal environments. For nearly a decade, she has led the design, implementation, and operationalization of cybersecurity policy frameworks aligned to NIST SP 800-53, RMF, FedRAMP, and federal compliance mandates, work that sits at the intersection of security controls, executive accountability, and organizational risk posture.
She holds a PhD in Cybersecurity Leadership from Capitol Technology University, where her research focused on control-based AI governance models and how governance structures must evolve as AI and automation become embedded into cybersecurity workflows. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland Global Campus and a proud graduate of North Carolina A&T State University.
Her professional trajectory is centered on managerial and director-level leadership in AI-integrated cybersecurity governance, strengthening enterprise GRC to ensure scalable innovation, regulatory defensibility, and sustained operational resilience.
Where governance meets AI.
Dr. Stanfield's expertise spans the full governance stack — from board-level policy through control-level implementation — with particular focus on how oversight structures must evolve as AI and automation enter cybersecurity workflows.
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GRC Policy Team Lead, Cybersecurity Governance
Nearly a decade of progressive cybersecurity GRC policy experience across multiple federal agencies. Designs and operationalizes policy frameworks aligned to NIST SP 800-53, RMF, FedRAMP, and FISMA, with focus on enterprise risk, compliance modernization, and AI oversight. The day-to-day practice that anchors the curriculum design, research, and speaking.NIST 800-53 · RMF · FedRAMP · FISMA
Adjunct Professor, Cybersecurity Policy & Management
Teaches undergraduate courses in cybersecurity policy, governance, and management. Designs asynchronous online learning aligned with NIST, ISO 27001, and the NICE Workforce Framework. Consistently rated above 95% by students for engagement and real-world relevance.CYB 670 · IFSM 495 · CSEC 610
Career & Technical Education Instructor
Delivers standards-aligned IT, networking, and cybersecurity instruction to high school learners along a CompTIA Security+ and ITF+ pathway. Project-based learning, mock interviews, and resume workshops, plus a hands-on student field trip to Microsoft.
Curriculum Developer, Cybersecurity & Digital Literacy
Built six-month and full-year cybersecurity curriculum frameworks for elementary, middle, and high school. Authored teacher guides, hands-on student workbooks, and parent engagement modules, anchored in digital citizenship, online ethics, and data privacy.
Guest Lecturer & Workshop Facilitator
Speaks on Governance, Risk & Compliance, algorithmic bias in AI hiring, cybersecurity careers for non-technical majors, and women in cybersecurity leadership. Engagements include NC A&T, Delaware State University, Capital One, Detroit Digital Empowerment Summit, and Cyberjutsu Day.
Five peer-reviewed papers shaping AI governance.
Dr. Stanfield's research centers on control-based AI governance models and how governance structures must evolve as AI and automation are embedded into cybersecurity workflows. The Lifecycle-Integrated AI Governance Control Framework (LIAGCF), introduced in her recent RAIS papers, addresses the documented structural gap between strategic AI risk oversight and operational cybersecurity enforcement.
Evaluating Control-Based AI Governance in Cybersecurity GRC Programs: An Expert Assessment Study
A Design Science Research artifact study evaluating the Lifecycle-Integrated AI Governance Control Framework (LIAGCF) — 16 administrative, technical, and operational controls across seven AI lifecycle phases, aligned to NIST AI RMF and SP 800-53. Validated by a structured panel of 10 expert practitioners.
DOI · 10.5281/zenodo.19553772Designing an AI Governance Program: A Control-Based Model for Risk and Compliance
The foundational paper establishing the control-based governance model that became the LIAGCF — translating NIST AI RMF functions into assignable, lifecycle-anchored controls organizations can operationalize within existing GRC architecture.
RAIS Journal · 2026Automation-Enabled Compliance and Governance: A Technical Analysis of ServiceNow, Splunk, and Robotic Process Automation
A technical analysis of how automation platforms can scale compliance and governance functions — with implications for GRC teams, audit operations, and the future of policy work.
DOI · 10.70012/CSSE.02.033Mobile Technologies at Risk: A Literature Review on the Evolving Challenges and Solutions in Mobile Technology Security
Examines the growth of mobile technology usage and the cybersecurity threats that have followed — with over 3.8 billion users globally. Identifies patterns, user behaviors, and technological gaps that exacerbate risk.
DOI · 10.2478/bsaft-2024-0016Bridging the Gap: Investigating Barriers to African American Inclusion in the Cybersecurity Workforce
Examines the factors contributing to the cybersecurity hiring gap — educational disparities, lack of awareness, and implicit bias — and proposes systemic interventions for industry, academia, and policy.
DOI · 10.4018/979-8-3693-3226-9Through MBS.Tech, scholarship becomes opportunity.
Founded in 2020, MBS.Tech is Dr. Stanfield's education technology company delivering cybersecurity and workforce readiness programs to underrepresented communities. The work has reached over 1,000 learners across signature programs, grant-funded youth initiatives, and the HBCU career tour.
Tech on the Yard® — HBCU Tech Tour
A traveling MBS.Tech initiative connecting HBCU students with major employers through live career summits, mentorship, and hands-on technical workshops at campuses including NC A&T and Central State.
A.C.C.E.S.S. Now! Framework
Advancing Cybersecurity Careers with Equity and Systemic Solutions.
Dr. Stanfield's original framework for designing equitable cybersecurity career pathways, aligned to the NICE Framework's Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities, and built for institutions serious about closing the diversity gap.
GRC Masterclass & Cyber Basics for Beginners
Two flagship MBS.Tech programs that together have served over 1,000 learners — onboarding newcomers into cybersecurity, governance, risk, and compliance with a structured, research-backed approach.
CyberSafe: Digital Skills for Youth
A grant-funded digital literacy initiative providing virtual training and digital literacy kits to middle school students — bringing foundational cybersecurity awareness to communities that need it most.
IT/Cybersecurity Career Pathways for Youth
A grant-funded program introducing underrepresented students to IT and cybersecurity careers while building digital literacy and forging school-industry partnerships in a rural community.
Program of the Year — First Year
The cybersecurity education program Dr. Stanfield implemented at Ballou STAY in DC was named Program of the Year in its very first year — and was featured nationally on DC News Now's Living Local DMV.
Cyber Explorers Summer Camp
Two weeks of hands-on cybersecurity and AI for the next generation. Built for curious minds ages 10 to 14 at National Christian Academy in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Awards & press.
Honors & Awards
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Leader of the New School Honoree — Innovation in HBCU Tech Workforce DevelopmentEssence · 2025
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Inspiring Programs in STEM AwardInsight Into Diversity · 2025
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Program of the Year — Ballou STAY Opportunity AcademyDC · First Year
Featured In
These Three Women Are Working to Address Juvenile Crime Rates in Washington, DC
Featured for MBS.Tech's role in providing alternative pathways for DC youth through cybersecurity education and workforce development.
Innovation in HBCU Tech Workforce Development
Recognized as a Leader of the New School for transformative work building tech pathways through and for HBCU students.
Preparing Students for IT & Cybersecurity Careers at Ballou STAY
National media feature on MBS.Tech's after-school cybersecurity programming at Ballou STAY Opportunity Academy — putting DC students on a credentialed path into the field.
Tech-Forward Future: AI Pitch Competition at AfroTech
Featured coverage of Dr. Stanfield's participation in the AI pitch competition, spotlighting MBS.Tech's equity-centered vision for AI and cybersecurity education.
Selected engagements.
From national summits to HBCU chapter rooms — Dr. Stanfield speaks on AI governance, control-based oversight, GRC modernization, cybersecurity workforce equity, and the work of building pathways that actually open.
Governance is the discipline of translating intent into structure — and structure into the controls that make AI defensible, auditable, and just.— Dr. Miranda Stanfield
Let's build the governance.
For governance consulting, AI oversight engagements, speaking, media inquiries, research collaboration, or curriculum partnerships — Dr. Stanfield is reachable directly.
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→Directmiranda@mbs-tech.io
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