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Steven R. Combs

Co-Founder & Managing Director · AI governance, Microsoft 365 security, and technology leadership.

Experience that connects strategy to execution.

Steven brings 30+ years of enterprise IT and security leadership, including 15 years working with law firms. He helps organizations make technology decisions and carry them through to implementation.

His work focuses on AI governance across Claude, Microsoft Copilot, and ChatGPT; Microsoft 365 and Azure architecture; data access and DLP; and fractional CIO/CISO guidance. He works with law firms, energy companies, financial institutions, and PE-backed organizations.

For an AI rollout, that means reviewing who can create agents, which data connected tools can reach, how access gets approved, and who owns the controls after deployment.

Steven participates in the ILTA legal technology community as an Industry Participant, bringing practical deployment and governance experience to the conversation.

Selected experience across his career.

9,000-user enterprise separation

While at BDO USA, Steven directed Microsoft 365, Azure, and identity work for a Global 2000 manufacturer divestiture spanning 9,000 users.

1,700-user Copilot deployment

Led an enterprise Microsoft Copilot rollout for a large ERP firm, with governance frameworks and Microsoft Purview data policies supporting adoption.

2,000+ servers moved to Azure

Led the migration of three enterprise data centers into Azure VMware Solution for a global logistics company.

Areas of focus.

AI deployment & governance

  • Claude Enterprise and Microsoft Copilot
  • Agent and connector access boundaries
  • AI readiness, approval workflows, and operating ownership

Microsoft 365 & data security

  • Entra ID, Conditional Access, and MFA
  • Microsoft Purview, DLP, and data access governance
  • Zero Trust and security architecture

Technology leadership

  • Fractional CIO/CISO services
  • M&A separations and cloud migrations
  • FinOps, licensing, and incident response leadership

Discuss the controls behind your AI rollout.

Bring your questions about Claude, Copilot, connected data, or the next phase of your technology roadmap.

info@cochatechnology.com