Leadership

Kyugon Cho is the Founder, President, and CEO of Fasoo AI, and the Chairman of the Board of Symbologic. He has more than 30 years of experience in information management, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.

He founded Fasoo AI in 2000, which has become a global leader in data security. Recently, Fasoo AI has been pioneering the application of Gen AI technology in businesses and cybersecurity under his leadership.

He also founded Sparrow, an application security company, in 2018.

Before Fasoo AI, he worked at Samsung SDS and Samsung Electronics, where he led several product development projects and initiated related businesses. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Rutgers University and B.S. and M.S degrees. in Electrical Engineering from Seoul National University. His research interests have been focused on AI, especially machine learning and computer vision, since his doctoral studies, and have evolved through his professional career into areas such as cybersecurity analytics and self-organizing content management.

He has led the cybersecurity industry and served as the chairman of the Korea Information Security Industry Association (KISIA) in 2012 and 2013. He also serves as the Chairman of Enactus Korea Board of Directors. Enactus is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring students to improve the world through entrepreneurial action.

Rob is Co-Founder and CEO of Symbologic, delivering secure zero-copy GenAI with token-cost control, rapid deployment, and 60–90% knowledge worker efficiency gains.

Previously at AWS ProServe, Rob led the Global IoT Edge practice, driving major revenue growth while scaling services for Fortune 500 operations. At Google Cloud, he prepared Google Distributed Cloud for enterprise retail edge AI modernization. Rob's earlier career spans enterprise solution oversight at PwC Global Technology Centre, mission-critical systems development at Lockheed Martin, and industrial platforms at GE.

A sought-after thought leader and public speaker, he holds multiple data systems patents and has more than two decades of experience teaching advanced AI infrastructure and scalable data architectures at Cooper Union and NYU Tandon.

Martin Lehofer is Co-Founder and CTO of Symbologic. He has more than 20 years of experience building enterprise data and AI systems, with a focus in recent years on generative AI, data governance, and secure hybrid deployment.

Before Symbologic, Martin spent five years at Amazon Web Services, where he established and led its Industrial Data Analytics organization. There he led generative AI, computer vision, and applied AI programs that brought enterprise-class architectures into production for customers in manufacturing, automotive, and life sciences, with cybersecurity built into each deployment.

Earlier, over a 15-year career at Siemens, he founded a technical consulting practice and commercialized modern data architectures. He set the technical direction for Edge AI and secure, hybrid data platforms, and led joint research initiatives with leading U.S. universities. He holds a Master's degree in Software Engineering and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Johannes Kepler University, Austria.

Ron Arden is the Chief Evangelist of Symbologic, where he drives market adoption and ensures customers maximize their business potential through the intelligent use of technology. Backed by a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire, Ron leverages over 30 years of strategic planning, consulting, and deep technical expertise to translate complex cybersecurity and artificial intelligence into practical tools that optimize operations, safeguard assets, and fuel company growth.

His extensive background includes pivotal executive and management positions at notable technology pioneers, including Digital Equipment Corporation, Wang Laboratories, and IKON Office Solutions. As a recognized industry authority and frequent speaker, Ron bridges the gap between technical possibility and corporate strategy, helping organizations confidently embrace security and AI for strategic marketplace advantage.