Shelia Burgess is an inventor, AI practitioner, and technology executive with more than 25 years of experience across cybersecurity, advanced AI systems, electronic warfare, signal intelligence, satellite and laser communications, radar and infrared systems, advanced communications, real-time military simulation, and gameware. Her career bridges deep technical innovation with executive leadership in commercial, defense, and government sectors.
She is CEO and Co-Founder of Intufo / Sieben Seven (2014–present), where she leads executive strategy and R&D for disruptive Zero Trust security technologies that embed AI-driven context awareness directly into data, enabling it to self-protect in hostile environments. She has built a global portfolio of patents and trade secrets, inventing cognitive data assets, smart encryption and authentication, autonomous deterministic AI, and secure real-time intelligent communication protocols. Her teams delivered proof-of-concept systems that prevailed in penetration and audit testing with no security breaches.
Previously, Burgess was CEO and Co-Founder of Azos AI (1997–2014), where she created a global patent estate for intelligent emergency alerting technologies widely associated with AMBER Alert and helped establish industry standards. She also contributed to FCC efforts supporting the Commercial Mobile Alerting System.
Across her career, Burgess has led large-scale, mission-critical programs, managed budgets up to $36 million, delivered defense systems ahead of schedule, and driven early-stage fundraising and patent development. She has held TS/TK/SCI clearances, is patented and published, and has received multiple awards for innovation, including recognition for advancing AI in electronic warfare. A committed STEM advocate, she co-founded the U.S. STEM Foundation and mentors future technologists. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and completed advanced executive and engineering programs at leading institutions.
