Dr. Josh Harguess
Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Josh Harguess
Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer
Josh is the Chief Technology Officer of Fire Mountain Labs, where he drives the company’s technical vision and leads advancements in AI security and assurance. Prior to joining Fire Mountain Labs, Josh was the first Chief of AI Security at Cranium AI, a global leader in AI Security products, where he led AI and AI strategy, and the R&D, Engineering, and AI Security departments. Previous to Cranium, Josh was a Senior Principal AI Scientist and department manager at MITRE, shaping national AI security strategies and developing cutting-edge adversarial machine learning defenses. His research has focused on ensuring the reliability, safety, and resilience of AI systems deployed in mission-critical environments. Josh has authored numerous publications on AI risk, trust, and adversarial robustness, contributing to industry frameworks such as MITRE ATLAS and NIST AI RMF. Throughout his career, he has led high-impact AI security programs funded by the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and major private sector stakeholders. With a strong foundation in AI risk assessment and safe AI deployment, Josh ensures Fire Mountain Labs remains at the forefront of AI security innovation, delivering solutions that enable organizations to deploy AI with confidence.