AI governance and privacy programs, built by the people who built them before.

Privacy programs rarely fail because an organization lacks a policy. They fail because ownership is unclear, processes are disconnected, training is treated as a one-time exercise, and communication is an afterthought.

We design, strengthen, and operationalize privacy programs that work across the enterprise, not in a silo. That means establishing the governance structure, processes, technology, communications, and organizational accountability required to turn privacy principles into consistent business practice.

Every engagement is tailored to the organization’s maturity, regulatory environment, operating model, and immediate priorities. We can build a program from the ground up, modernize an existing framework, or address specific gaps identified through an audit, assessment, regulatory change, or business transformation.

Program Strategy & Operating Model

• Privacy program maturity and gap assessments
• Governance frameworks, committee structures, and operating charters
• Roles, responsibilities, escalation paths, and decision rights
• Multi-year privacy strategies and implementation roadmaps
• Policy, standard, procedure, and control development
• Regulatory applicability and requirements mapping
• Privacy metrics, dashboards, executive reporting, and board briefings
• Audit readiness, remediation planning, and evidence development

Culture, Communication & Training

A privacy program cannot succeed if employees do not understand it, know when to engage the privacy team, or recognize their own responsibilities. We place communication and adoption at the center of program design.

• Enterprise privacy communication strategies
• Role-based and risk-based training programs
• Executive and board education
• Privacy champion and ambassador programs
• Awareness campaigns, toolkits, FAQs, and practical job aids
• Privacy office branding and internal engagement strategies
• Training calendars, reinforcement plans, and effectiveness measurement
• Change-management support for new policies, processes, and technologies

Privacy Technology Enablement

We help organizations determine what privacy technology they actually need before investing in a platform that may not fit their operating model.

• Business and functional requirements development
• Privacy-management platform selection and evaluation
• RFP development and vendor demonstrations
• Use-case prioritization and implementation roadmaps
• Workflow design, configuration guidance, and adoption planning
• Integration of assessments, inventories, ROPAs, rights requests, consent, and reporting
• Evaluation and optimization of existing privacy tools

The result is a privacy program that extends beyond compliance documentation: one that employees understand, leaders can oversee, auditors can evaluate, and the organization can sustain as its business, technology, and regulatory obligations evolve.

For organizations building, maturing, or strengthening their AI governance programs, we build programs that withstand audits and regulatory scrutiny.

• AI Governance Program Design and ImplementationEnterprise governance frameworks, operating models, policies, standards, and procedures.
• AI Agent Management
• Governance Structure & OversightAI governance committees, decision-making authority, roles, responsibilities, and accountability structures.
• AI Use Case Intake & Risk AssessmentAI inventories, use case evaluations, risk classification, approval workflows, and documentation.
• Regulatory Readiness & Framework AlignmentAlignment with emerging AI regulations and recognized frameworks, including the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, and ISO/IEC 42001.
• Responsible AI & Ethical Risk ManagementBias, fairness, transparency, explainability, human oversight, and accountability.
• Third-Party AI & Vendor Risk ManagementAI vendor due diligence, contractual safeguards, and ongoing oversight.
• AI Monitoring & Lifecycle GovernanceContinuous monitoring, periodic reassessments, change management, incident response, and governance throughout the AI lifecycle.
• AI Policies, Standards & TrainingAcceptable use policies, generative AI guardrails, employee education, and executive awareness.
• AI Governance Audits & Maturity AssessmentsGap assessments, governance effectiveness reviews, and actionable improvement roadmaps.
• Executive & Board AdvisoryStrategic guidance, risk reporting, and executive education to support informed AI adoption and oversight.

Not every organization needs a full-scale program build or extended advisory engagement. Sometimes, the need is a specific policy that can be implemented now, a training deck for an upcoming rollout, or a practical tool that closes an immediate governance gap.

The Governance Edit offers thoughtfully developed privacy and AI governance assets that can be commissioned individually and tailored to your organization. Each deliverable is customized with your branding, terminology, operating model, industry considerations, and risk environment, giving you a polished, implementation-ready resource without the scope of a broader engagement.

Available assets may include

• AI acceptable use policies
• Meeting recording and AI transcription policies
• Privacy and AI governance training decks
• AI governance committee charters
• AI use-case intake and risk assessment forms
• AI inventories and lifecycle management tools
• Vendor privacy and AI due-diligence questionnaires
• Risk-acceptance forms and approval documentation
• Employee guidance, FAQs, and executive briefings
• Governance playbooks, procedures, and implementation guides

Seasoned executive leadership, thoughtfully tailored to your organization and industry. We serve as an extension of your leadership team, providing strategic oversight, hands-on guidance, and operational expertise across privacy and AI governance. From building new capabilities to navigating complex regulatory environments, we bring the experience and perspective of an in-house executive with the flexibility of an external advisor.

• Fractional Chief Privacy Officer (CPO)
• Fractional AI Governance Leader
• Interim Privacy & AI Governance Leadership

Whether you need ongoing leadership, interim executive support, or specialized expertise, we provide the strategic direction and hands-on operational experience to build, strengthen, and lead your privacy and AI governance functions.