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AI Governance HUB

from strategy to implementation and Management

Author: Derrick D. Jackson
Title: Founder & Senior Director of Cloud Security Architecture & Risk
Credentials: CISSP, CRISC, CCSP

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Welcome to our AI Governance Hub. We’re building resources for people navigating AI governance – whether you’re an executive trying to figure out AI strategy, a compliance officer dealing with new regulations, or a technical leader wondering how to make governance frameworks actually work in practice.

AI governance can feel overwhelming, but you’re not alone in figuring it out. We’re documenting what we learn: step-by-step guides for setting up governance committees, detailed walkthroughs of regulatory requirements like NIST AI RMF and the EU AI Act, and real examples from organizations implementing these frameworks.

Everything we create gets shared here. Start with our 8-stage committee setup guide, dive into implementation details, or browse case studies. We’re all learning as regulations evolve and organizations adapt.

Jump in wherever makes sense for your situation. Let’s figure out responsible AI governance together.

Additional Resources:

AI Governance Career Hub

Visit our AI Governance Careers Hub to fast track your AI Governance Career Journey

AI Governance Committee Hub

Visit our AI Governance Committee Hub to assist in your AI Governance Committee Implementation

AI Data Governance Hub

Visit our AI Data Governance and Data Lifecycle hub

Getting Started With AI Governance: The Beginning

The 8-Critical Stages Of AI Governance

In our article: AI Governance: 8 Defined Stages to Mitigate Risks we discussed 8 stages that organizations can implement to establish a robust AI Governance Committee, tasked with providing AI governance over 64 sub-activities:

    1. Establish & Mandate Objectives

    2. Define the Committee’s Composition and Roles

    3. Develope Responsible AI Framework & Guidance ePrincipals (AI Bias, AI Acceptable Use Policy )

    4. Establish Risk Management & Compliance Processes

    5. Define Evaluation Criteria and Metrics for AI Systems and Governance (AI Use Case Inventories Tracker)

    6. Implement Audit and Monitoring Mechanisms

    7. Address Specific governance Elements

    8. Continous Improvement and Adaption

These AI Governance Committee stages establish the visibility and activities that are needed to reign in ai usage and ai risk. These stages ensure that the committee has a comprehensive understanding of how AI is being managed and utilized within their organizations. Our insights are always defined and generated from sources such as: EU AI ACT, ISO/IEC 42001, NIST AI RMF, OCED, CSA. We don’t reinvent the wheel.

 

Quick Start Recommendations:

Often, organizations are not able to start their AI Governance journey with a formal Governance Charter and AI Governance Committee. When AI is already in use (and Safe Responsible AI is paramount,)begin by immediately performing an inventory (gathering visibility) into the AI usage within the organization. Utilize our articles that provide guidance on AI Inventory & Use Case Tracking below:

Next – Define Your Governance Structure & Early Objectives:

Review our AI Governance: 8 Defined Stages to Mitigate Risks

This article helps define and set the stage for more specific AI Risk Management processes that will be needed for Responsible, Ethical and Safe AI Governance.

Define an Acceptable AI Use Policy:

Adopt AI Lifecycle Framework

Our AI Lifecycle Framework is comprehensive and robust. It is a living framework that will grow over time and cover many activities, operations, stages of the AI Lifecycle. Adopting these recommendations will put you well out in front of the ever changing AI governance landscape. Tailored checklist, assessments and more will be added and made available on the page and this site to help guide you in your journey. Feel free to contact us at any time for a more tailored approach or clarifications on implementation.

Articles & Guidance: AI Governance Planning - Strategy

Priority : AI Use Case Tracker

AI Governance Solutions by Role

C-Suite Executives

AI Leadership for the C-Suite: Navigating Governance in a Transformative Era

Boardroom conversations have shifted from “Should we adopt AI?” to “How do we use it responsibly while staying ahead?” As a C-suite leader, the pressure is real. While 78% of businesses use AI across functions, only 28% report active CEO involvement in shaping AI strategy. This leadership gap can lead to missed opportunities and underperformance.

McKinsey research shows companies with CEOs directly involved in AI governance achieve stronger EBIT results. Without solid frameworks, risks like regulatory breaches, operational breakdowns, and reputational harm increase significantly. The stakes couldn’t be higher.

Governing AI doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. Reframing AI governance as an enabler of innovation rather than a compliance burden can make all the difference. Clear frameworks and actionable roadmaps can help scale AI adoption, keep risks in check, and empower you to lead with confidence.

Whether building an AI governance council or scaling an enterprise strategy, it’s about asking the right questions and using the right tools. With the right approach, AI can drive transformation while protecting your organization. Let’s make that vision a reality.

Compliance Officers

You’ve probably seen this before. A shiny new tech comes along, promising to change everything, and compliance is left scrambling to figure out the risks nobody thought about. But AI? It’s different. It’s already here, embedded in how your organization works, whether you’re ready for it or not.

Whether it’s ready or not.

Think about it. Someone’s using ChatGPT to review contracts. Marketing is pushing out AI-generated campaigns. IT just rolled out a few “AI-powered” tools without looping anyone in.

The rules you’re trying to follow seem to change every other month, and the AI governance advice out there? It doesn’t feel connected to the day-to-day realities of compliance work. It’s one thing to talk about risk in theory. It’s another to sit in front of an auditor and explain what went wrong.

We get it. It’s frustrating. That’s why we focus on creating practical frameworks you can actually use. No fluff, no endless theory; just tools and methods that keep up with the speed of the tech. Because when someone’s asking tough questions, a good plan beats good intentions every time.

NIST VS ISO VS EU by Lisa Yu

EU AI ACT Guide

Need to dive deeper into the EU AI ACT? Check out our Guide.

ISO 42001:2023 Resource Center

All information surrounding ISO/IEC 42001:2023

European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act)

NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)

  • Description: A voluntary framework developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to help organizations manage risks associated with AI systems. It emphasizes trustworthiness, fairness, and transparency in AI.

  • Official Site: NIST

  • AI RMF Playbook: NIST

  • NIST AI Resource Center: NIST AI Resource CenterNIST AI Resource Center

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 – AI Management System Standard

  • Description: ISO/IEC 42001 is the world’s first AI management system standard, providing requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an AI management system.

  • ISO Official Page: ISO

  • ISO AI Management Systems Overview: ISO

OECD AI Principles

 

  • Description: The OECD AI Principles promote the use of AI that is innovative and trustworthy and that respects human rights and democratic values. They serve as the first intergovernmental standard on AI.

  • Overview: OECD.AI

  • OECD AI Policy Observatory: OECD.AI

  • Implementation Report: OECD

IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems

  • Description: This initiative by IEEE provides guidelines and standards to ensure ethical considerations are integrated into the design and development of autonomous and intelligent systems.

  • Initiative Overview: IEEE Standards Association

  • Ethically Aligned Design Document: IEEE Standards Association

IT Leaders & Data Scientist

Your employees are already using AI tools you don’t know about. 

They’re feeding company data into ChatGPT, running models through third-party APIs, and building “quick experiments” that somehow ended up in production.

Meanwhile, you’re getting blamed when AI systems mysteriously start performing worse, and compliance is asking for explanations about models you didn’t even know existed. The last thing you need is more governance overhead that slows down legitimate AI work.

You need technical solutions that give you visibility into what’s actually running, monitoring that catches problems before users notice, and frameworks that help your data scientists build more reliable systems without drowning in paperwork.

This isn’t about committee meetings or risk assessments. It’s about tools and processes that make your AI infrastructure more observable, more reliable, and more secure without making your team’s job harder.

Legal & Risk Teams

When your AI system makes a discriminatory hiring decision, who gets sued?

The CEO who approved the project? The data scientist who built the model? The vendor who provided the algorithm?

The honest answer is probably all of them, and good luck explaining to a jury how a neural network reached its conclusion. Legal precedent for AI liability is practically nonexistent, insurance carriers are still figuring out what they’ll actually cover, and your existing risk frameworks weren’t designed for systems that learn and change after deployment. 

Every department wants to deploy AI faster, and they’re asking you questions you can’t answer with confidence.

You need more than generic “AI ethics policies” written by consultants who’ve never defended an AI-related lawsuit. You need practical frameworks (AI Strategy) for documenting decisions, clear accountability structures that will hold up in court, and risk management approaches that translate AI technical concepts into language that judges, regulators, and insurance adjusters actually understand.

Latest AI Governance Insights

Staying on top of the latest AI developments can feel overwhelming with so much happening across platforms like OpenAI, MIT Technology Review, and arXiv.

That’s why we’ve created an automated feed that pulls together relevant updates and delivers them straight to your AI governance hub, saving you from jumping between multiple sites.

Having this information right next to your governance frameworks and implementation guides creates a centralized resource for strategic planning and staying current with the evolving AI landscape. It’s like having a compass that helps you navigate AI complexities while keeping everything in context with your governance work.

AI Governance Resource Hub

Visit our Template Market Place: Documentation Template Marketplace
The market place will house templates for:

  1. Policies
  2. Procedures
  3. Evaluations
  4. Assessments
  5. Checklist

These policies cover AI Strategy, AI Planning, AI Risk Management, AI Evaluations, AI Assessments and more.

AI Governance Charter Template scaled
AI Governance Charter
AI Acceptable Use Policy
AI Acceptable Use Policy
AI Risk Management and Governance Framework pg 1
AI Risk Management and Governance Framework
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Derrick D Jackson

I’m the Founder of Tech Jacks Solutions and Senior Director of Cloud Security Architecture & Risk
(CISSP, CRISC, CCSP), with 20+ years helping organizations—from SMBs to Fortune 500—secure their IT,
navigate compliance frameworks, and build responsible AI programs.

Hello Everyone, Help us grow our community by sharing and/or supporting us on other platforms. This allow us to show verification that what we are doing is valued. It also allows us to plan and allocate resources to improve what we are doing, as we then know others are interested/supportive.