The EU AI Act is in force. GDPR Article 22 obligations are enforceable today. And organizations deploying AI without governance frameworks are creating legal, reputational, and operational exposure they may not discover until it's too late. We build AI governance programs that are technically implemented, not just documented.
Every organization using AI needs a governance framework. Most stop at documentation. We build the operational and technical infrastructure that makes the framework real — traceable, auditable, and defensible when it matters.
You cannot govern AI systems you haven't catalogued. We conduct a structured inventory of every AI system in use across your organization — including embedded vendor tools and third-party APIs — and classify each against the EU AI Act's four-tier risk framework and your applicable regulatory requirements. The output is a living registry your legal and technical teams can use.
High-risk AI systems under the EU AI Act require conformity assessments. AI systems processing personal data trigger GDPR Data Protection Impact Assessments. We conduct both, integrating them into a unified assessment process that satisfies multiple regulatory obligations without duplicating effort — and produces the documentation regulators actually look for.
The EU AI Act is the most comprehensive AI regulation in effect globally — and its extraterritorial reach means any organization offering AI-powered products or services to EU markets must comply. We map your obligations by system risk tier, build the required technical documentation, implement human oversight mechanisms, and establish the post-market monitoring your high-risk systems require.
GDPR Article 22 gives individuals the right to meaningful information about automated decisions. The EU AI Act requires traceability and explainability for high-risk systems. We audit models for bias, document decision logic, implement explainability layers where required, and establish the logging infrastructure that makes automated decisions traceable to specific inputs, outputs, and model versions.
Governance frameworks fail when they live only in policy documents. We design AI governance programs that connect policy to practice — acceptable use policies, procurement guidelines for AI vendors, internal review processes for new AI deployments, escalation procedures, and board-level reporting frameworks that give leadership meaningful oversight of AI risk across the organization.
AI governance isn't a one-time project — it's an ongoing function. As AI systems evolve and the regulatory landscape shifts, organizations need someone with the authority and expertise to keep pace. Our fractional Chief AI Officer engagements provide the senior leadership necessary to own AI governance, respond to regulatory inquiries, and ensure your organization stays ahead of the curve.
The EU AI Act entered into force in August 2024. Prohibitions on unacceptable-risk systems became enforceable in February 2025. Obligations for high-risk systems — including technical documentation, human oversight, and post-market monitoring — apply from August 2026. Penalties for non-compliance reach €35 million or 7% of global annual turnover.
The Act applies not just to EU-based organizations, but to any company placing AI systems on the EU market or deploying them to affect people in the EU. If you use AI in healthcare, hiring, credit, law enforcement, education, or critical infrastructure — you almost certainly have high-risk obligations.
We help organizations understand where they stand, what they owe, and how to build a compliance program that holds up under scrutiny.
We begin with a structured discovery process across your organization — interviewing technical, operational, and procurement teams to surface every AI system in use, including embedded vendor tools, third-party APIs, and systems your teams may not formally classify as "AI." Each system is documented and entered into a governance registry.
With a complete inventory in hand, we conduct formal risk assessments for each system — evaluating compliance obligations under the EU AI Act, GDPR Article 22, and any sector-specific requirements. High-risk and limited-risk systems receive full impact assessments, bias testing, and gap analyses against applicable technical standards.
Governance lives in systems and processes, not just documents. We implement the technical controls and operational procedures required by your AI obligations — human oversight mechanisms, logging and audit trails, transparency notices, model documentation, and the internal review workflows that keep new AI deployments from bypassing governance.
AI governance is a continuous function, not a project. Regulations evolve, AI systems change, and new use cases emerge. We provide ongoing advisory and program management to keep your governance framework current — monitoring regulatory developments, reviewing new AI deployments before launch, and providing the board-level reporting that demonstrates governance is real.
AI governance sits at the intersection of privacy law, technology regulation, and organizational risk management. We work across every major framework — so your program satisfies multiple obligations without building separate silos for each.
Whether you need an AI inventory, a full EU AI Act compliance program, or ongoing fractional CAIO support, we'll scope an engagement tailored to your regulatory obligations and organizational maturity.