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AI Governance
& Risk Controls

Responsible, trustworthy, and auditable AI deployment — from policy to technical enforcement.

Three years at the forefront of enterprise AI governance — deploying Microsoft Copilot, an enterprise AI chatbot, and Agentic AI with RAG for a 40,000-person Fortune 500 firm, while building the governance framework that makes each deployment responsible, defensible, and compliant.

NIST AI RMF 1.0EU AI Act AlignmentISO/IEC 42001Microsoft CopilotAgentic AI / RAGAI Risk AssessmentResponsible AI
NIST AI RMF Framework
AI Governance Framework — Govern · Map · Measure · Manage

My AI governance frameworks follow the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) — organizing activities across four core functions. Each function is operationalized with policies, controls, and monitoring mechanisms aligned to the organization's risk profile and regulatory environment.

GOVERN

Policy, accountability, and risk tolerance for responsible AI deployment.

  • AI governance council / responsible AI committee
  • AI acceptable use policies
  • Data permissibility rules
  • AI ethics principles and guardrail policy
  • Executive AI risk reporting
  • IG framework integration

MAP

Identifying and categorizing AI risks across all use cases before deployment.

  • AI use case risk assessment process
  • Data classification prerequisites
  • Privacy impact assessments
  • Third-party AI vendor risk assessments
  • Enterprise AI risk register
  • Regulatory mapping

MEASURE

Controls and metrics to measure AI risk exposure and monitor adherence to policy.

  • DLP controls for AI-generated content
  • Sensitivity label integration with AI access
  • Audit logging requirements
  • AI content monitoring
  • Control testing and compliance reviews
  • Executive AI risk dashboards

MANAGE

Risk response plans, escalation pathways, and remediation workflows.

  • AI risk escalation and incident response
  • Governance gap remediation tracking
  • Policy exception management
  • Emerging AI risk identification
  • Continuous improvement cycles
Standards Alignment
Regulatory & Standards Framework
NIST AI RMF 1.0

NIST Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework

The primary US framework for managing AI risk across its lifecycle. My programs directly follow the Govern–Map–Measure–Manage structure, operationalizing each function with policies, controls, and monitoring. Aligns with OMB AI policy for federal environments.

EU AI Act

EU AI Act — Risk-Based AI Regulation

The world's first binding AI regulation, requiring risk classification of AI systems and compliance obligations for high-risk systems. My governance frameworks incorporate risk classification methodology aligned to EU AI Act principles — including prohibited practices, high-risk system requirements, and transparency obligations.

CMMC / NIST 800-171

CMMC 2.0 & NIST 800-171 — AI in Federal Environments

Federal compliance frameworks governing how AI tools can access, process, and output CUI and sensitive data. My AI governance programs established data classification prerequisites and access controls ensuring AI tools operate within CMMC compliance boundaries at Fortune 500 firm in the Defense Industrial Base.

ISO/IEC 42001

ISO/IEC 42001 — AI Management System Standard

The international standard for AI management systems providing a systematic framework for responsible AI development, deployment, and monitoring. Governance structures I build incorporate ISO 42001 principles on transparency, explainability, and accountability.

Practice Areas
AI Governance Domains

Microsoft Copilot Governance

End-to-end governance for M365 Copilot deployments — from data readiness assessment and sensitivity label prerequisites to acceptable use policy and monitoring. Deployed and governed Copilot for 40,000 users at a Fortune 500 firm, including data permissibility rules, prohibited use definitions, and executive reporting.

Data ReadinessPermissibility RulesAUPMonitoring

Agentic AI & RAG Controls

Specialized governance for Retrieval-Augmented Generation and agentic AI systems — addressing the unique risks of AI agents that retrieve, synthesize, and act on enterprise data. Led governance for RAG-based RFP response system, including data source boundaries, agent permissions, and output audit trail requirements.

RAG GovernanceAgent PermissionsOutput AuditData Boundaries

AI Risk Register & Executive Reporting

Maintaining enterprise AI risk registers — tracking use case risk assessments, control gaps, remediation plans, and compliance status. Delivering AI risk posture reporting to executive and audit stakeholders on regular cadence with quantifiable metrics.

Risk RegisterExecutive ReportingAudit Liaison

AI Change Management & Adoption

Governing enterprise adoption of AI tools through structured change management — acceptable use training, role-based communications, adoption measurement, and behavior tracking. Achieved 20% Help Desk demand reduction through AI-enabled automation governance.

AUP TrainingAdoption MetricsChange Management
Results
AI Governance Outcomes
3 Cases
Simultaneous enterprise AI use cases governed — Copilot, AI chatbot, and Agentic AI with RAG — for 40,000 users in a defense environment
Fortune 500 - Defense Industrial Base
20%
Help Desk demand reduction achieved through AI chatbot and Copilot deployment — measured through adoption metrics and incident tracking
Operational Impact
NIST RMF
AI governance framework fully aligned to NIST AI RMF 1.0 — with CMMC, NIST 800-171, SOX, and EU AI Act principle integration
Framework Compliance

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