Igor Stolbikov is a Distinguished Engineer and Chief Security Architect at Lenovo. He is an expert in AI Security, Agentic AI Security, Cloud Security, and Applied Cryptography. With more than 25 years of experience, he has led the design and implementation of enterprise security architectures protecting Fortune 500 organizations and millions of users worldwide.

At Lenovo, Igor leads security architecture for cloud platforms, applied cryptography, AI initiatives, and Agentic AI security, driving secure-by-design engineering practices and security governance for next-generation technologies. Prior to Lenovo, Igor held senior security architecture positions at Cisco, where he developed the Cisco Cloud Security Lifecycle, and has led security transformation initiatives across telecommunications, energy, software, and cloud industries. A prolific inventor, Igor is named on more than 100 U.S. and international patents spanning cybersecurity, authentication, cryptographic protocols, distributed systems, and secure communications.