Juan Francisco Cornago Baratech

Juan Francisco Cornago Baratech serves as an Associate Collaborator at Comillas Pontifical University's Higher Technical School of Engineering (ICAI), Department of Telematics and Computing, where he teaches Governance, Risk, and Compliance in the Cybersecurity Master's Program. With over 25 years of professional experience, he currently holds the position of Director of Cybersecurity at Babel (since September 2024) and previously spent 20 years as Senior GRC Manager at Grupo SIA (Indra Company).

His academic foundation includes:

• Technical Engineer in Management Information Technology from Comillas Pontifical University
• Master's Degree in Security, Defense, and Leadership from Isabel I University (2023)
• Multiple international certifications: CISA (2005), CGEIT (2009), C|CISO (2013), CDPSE (2020), and lead auditor credentials for ISO 27001/22301

Cornago Baratech's expertise centers on integrating cybersecurity with strategic business objectives through frameworks like NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0. His work emphasizes balancing technological solutions with human and process elements across critical sectors including defense, transportation, banking, and critical infrastructure. He advocates for security as a foundation of digital trust and regulatory compliance while maintaining operational effectiveness.

As an educator, he has supervised Master's Theses and taught specialized courses for 7 years at Comillas. He directs the Cybersecurity and Cyberintelligence Chair of the MESIAS Forum to strengthen Spain's national digital ecosystem and contributes to policy development through the National Cybersecurity Forum. His professional philosophy centers on security as a commitment to collective well-being, combining technical rigor with ethical responsibility in the digital society.