2025 OASIS Board Candidate
Daniel Riedel
Daniel Riedel, CEO, GenLab
Biography:
Daniel Riedel is a venture capitalist, cybersecurity expert, and serial entrepreneur with over two decades of leadership at the intersection of security, infrastructure, and innovation. He co-created key global threat-sharing standards such as STIX and TAXII, helped lead the DevSecOps movement, and has driven major public-private cyber defense initiatives, including CES21, focused on securing energy infrastructure.
Daniel has founded and sold successful companies, contributed to defining data assurance practices, and led groundbreaking projects with institutions such as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory. As the founder of GenLab, a venture studio accelerating deeptech and AI companies, Daniel continues to pioneer strategic partnerships across defense, critical infrastructure, and commercial markets. He brings a systems-level perspective on governance, interoperability, and the future of secure digital ecosystems.
Additional Information:
OASIS is uniquely positioned to serve as the digital trust layer for critical infrastructure and emerging technologies. As the pace of innovation accelerates, the need for coherent, ethical, and adaptable standards has never been more urgent.
Three areas I believe OASIS should lean into:
1. Security in Adaptive Systems: As AI-driven and cyber-physical systems evolve, we need standards that go beyond static compliance—toward dynamic assurance and resilience. I’ve been closely following the work of CoSAI, which is pushing thinking in this direction, and I believe OASIS can play a critical role in anchoring this next generation of security frameworks.
2. Aligning Open Source Energy with Institutional Trust: Open source is where innovation happens—but without institutional alignment, it rarely becomes infrastructure. OASIS can be the bridge, translating fast-moving ecosystems into standards trusted by governments, enterprises, and the public.
3. Governance for Systems of Influence: The future isn’t just about interoperability—it’s about how systems shape behavior, incentives, and trust. OASIS should lead the charge in defining ethical boundaries and accountability layers for systems with emergent or persuasive capabilities, ensuring autonomy and safety remain at the core.
I believe OASIS must continue to be a place where the world’s most foundational digital agreements are not just written—but responsibly shaped.