NEW YORK — December 2, 2025 — Epiq Information Governance Vice President and General Manager Jon Kessler is a Security Changemaker Award finalist in the annual Microsoft Security Excellence Awards. Kessler was honored among a global field of industry leaders who have demonstrated success across the security landscape and have had a pioneering role in AI innovation over the past 12 months. 

This honor is a testament to Kessler’s role in driving the future of AI by harnessing Microsoft Copilot and Purview to strengthen governance and empower safer agentic ecosystems. 

“This recognition highlights our commitment to drive secure AI innovation,” said Kessler. “At Epiq, we empower organizations to adopt agentic AI securely and govern usage with a tailored readiness program.” 

Epiq partners with Microsoft to deliver secure agentic AI and information governance solutions that enable organizations to work faster, more accurately, and responsibly.  

“I’m very pleased to extend my warmest congratulations to this year’s finalists for the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards,” said Maria Thomson, Director, Microsoft Intelligent Security Association. “These are presented each year to recognize the outstanding achievements of our Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) members as they improve customers’ ability to identify and respond to security threats.” 

Microsoft will celebrate finalists at the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards on January 26, 2026. All finalists are members of MISA, an ecosystem of leading security suppliers comprising software development companies and services partners that have integrated their security products and services with Microsoft’s security technology.   

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