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TRUSTED GOVERNANCE FOR DIGITAL RISK

Turn governance requirements into competitive advantage

Governance consulting that bridges regulatory requirements and technical reality. For any company serious about digital risk management.

30-minute assessment to review your current state and identify priority gaps.

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Why This Matters Now

The regulatory and risk landscape has fundamentally shifted

Organizations that wait for compliance crises face exponentially higher costs, reputational damage, and operational disruption. The window for proactive preparation is narrowing rapidly.

🇪🇺 EU AI Act Implementation

August 2025: General-purpose AI model obligations are now in effect
August 2026: Full AI Act applicability
August 2027: Final deadline for high-risk AI systems in regulated products

Impact: Fines up to €35M or 7% of global turnover. Documentation and conformity assessment requirements are extensive.

Source: European Commission AI Act

📈 Board & Investor Scrutiny

Governance oversight is now a fiduciary duty. Corporate leadership faces increased liability exposure when governance failures contribute to incidents, with boards requiring quarterly reports and documented controls.

Reality check: "We didn't know" is no longer a defense. Boards demand demonstrable controls and evidence.

💰 Cost of Reactive Compliance

When compliance crises hit, organizations must redirect resources across departments, delay product launches, and deal with the inflated costs that come with urgent, unplanned projects.

Hidden costs: Executive hours diverted from strategy, legal and audit fee spikes, IT overtime for system fixes, and external specialist fees.

The Proactive Advantage

Organizations that build governance systematically reduce compliance costs significantly while creating competitive differentiation through responsible technology deployment.

Services

What we deliver

Governance consulting that bridges regulatory requirements and technical implementation. For companies serious about digital risk management.

AI Governance

Build compliant AI programs that satisfy regulators and engineering teams. EU AI Act readiness, model governance, and risk frameworks with practical implementation guidance.

Model risk & impact assessments (policy → controls → evidence)
Use-case reviews & approvals; model + data governance
EU AI Act readiness (risk class, conformity prep, documentation)

Privacy Program

Establish defensible privacy operations with ongoing strategic support. GDPR compliance, cross-border frameworks, and audit-ready programs that evolve with your business.

Data mapping, DPIAs & transfer impact assessments (TIAs)
Cross-border strategy (GDPR, SCCs/UK Addendum) & third party risk evaluation
Policy suite, training & program metrics

Cyber Risk

Align security investments with business priorities through risk-based frameworks. Audit preparation, stakeholder reporting, and governance that scales with growth.

Risk register & Key Risk Indicators (KRIs); stakeholder reporting & metrics
Audit/Cert prep: SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA/HITRUST readiness
Role-based access & provisioning (onboarding/offboarding; Joiners/Movers/Leavers)

Incident Response & Tabletop

Be ready before it breaks—and learn fast when it does. Cross-functional coordination to ensure incident response integrates with legal, privacy, security, and communications teams.

Tabletop exercises (privacy & security scenarios)
IR playbooks, roles, and comms; breach-ready workflows
Post-incident reviews with concrete control improvements
Approach

Simple, outcome-driven, audit-ready

Timeline developed collaboratively based on organizational readiness and scope.

1

Rapid baseline

Interviews + artifact review to establish controls, gaps, and risks; then align on scope and sequencing.

2

Prioritized plan

Roadmap by impact/effort. Clear owners, timelines, and evidence to collect.

3

Operate & prove

Run reviews, close gaps, and produce stakeholder reporting and audit-ready evidence.

Background

Legal-technical expertise with cross-functional delivery experience

Advanced legal education with technology law focus, combined with senior cybersecurity and privacy certifications. Track record coordinating governance programs across legal, privacy, data governance, security, and operational teams in healthcare and technology sectors.

Legal & Academic Foundation

Juris Doctor with focus on Technology Law & Regulatory Compliance from the University of Nebraska College of Law, plus a Master's in International Studies from the University of Washington. Legal education and training with deep understanding of cross-border regulatory frameworks.

Senior Privacy Leadership

IAPP Fellow of Information Privacy

Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) (IAPP) — the highest-level privacy credential, demonstrating advanced expertise in privacy program leadership and strategic implementation across multiple regulatory frameworks.

Cybersecurity Leadership

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC)²

AI Governance

Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (IAPP)

EU Privacy Law

Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (IAPP)

Cross-Functional Program Delivery

Healthcare Sector

Led Risk Management team coordinating HITRUST certification across 10+ business units including Legal, Privacy, Data Governance, and Facilities. Successfully delivered enterprise certification through cross-functional collaboration.

Technology Sector

Pioneered enterprise data protection program spanning GDPR implementation, Privacy Shield compliance, and cross-border strategy. Coordinated legal and technical teams through complex regulatory implementation.

Professional Memberships

IAPP Member (ISC)² Member BCS Member ISSA Member
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How do we work?

We work collaboratively—co-scoping a short discovery, aligning goals and owners, and providing fractional leadership or fixed-scope engagements. We set the strategy and hand implementation to your teams.

What do we cover?

Remote-first practice serving US, UK & EU time zones with expertise in cross-border compliance.

What are the next steps?

Brief discovery call → customized risk snapshot → strategic roadmap and implementation support.