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10 AI governance consultants
Each of these ten people has worked as an AI governance consultant or advisor, helping organisations put AI governance and AI risk practices in place. Readers can learn how to turn rules such as the EU AI Act into working policies, controls and risk assessments, and how outside advisors scope that work.
Professionals to explore
01—10Dr. Phyl O. CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, PMP
LinkedInExperience: Senior Technology Risk & AI Governance Consultant · Corefrontai
Senior Technology Risk & AI Governance Consultant at Corefrontai since 2024; the profile says this work helps financial institutions and regulated enterprises align AI adoption with frameworks such as the NIST AI RMF and ISO 42001, including AI risk assessments and governance validation. Other listed roles include Sr. Enterprise Risk & Compliance Consultant at Confidential Careers (2023–2024) and Associate Professor at University of Maryland Global Campus (since 2017).
Emilie Djuric
LinkedInExperience: Founder AI Governance Advisor · Aetic
Founder AI Governance Advisor at Aetic since 2025, where her profile says she helps organisations implement AI governance frameworks and guides teams in translating regulatory requirements into operational governance processes across the AI lifecycle. She was International Business Counsel at Faiveley Transport (2019–2024), Axens (2018–2019) and Agilent Technologies (2017–2018).
Lori Vanourek, AIGP, CISA
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Principal AI Governance Advisor · Mirzam Advisory
Founder & Principal AI Governance Advisor at Mirzam Advisory since 2019; her profile headline lists AI regulatory readiness work covering the EU AI Act, ISO/IEC 42001, the NIST AI RMF and state AI and privacy laws. She was Senior Director of Product Management at Workiva (2020–2025) and Vice President, SAP HANA Product Management at SAP (2009–2019).
Mark Steven Willoughby
LinkedInExperience: Principal AI Governance Consultant EU AI Act Implementation Specialist · GlobalGRCAdvisors
Former Principal AI Governance Consultant EU AI Act Implementation Specialist at GlobalGRCAdvisors (2025–2026). His profile also lists Senior GRC & AI Governance Consultant Financial Services & Critical Infrastructure as self-employed on multiple contracts (2004–2025) and Information Technology Governance Manager at HSBC Holdings (2023–2025), and describes building governance infrastructure for deploying AI systems in regulated environments.
Mery M.S. Zadeh
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President - AI Governance & Risk Consulting · Lumenova AI
Senior Vice President - AI Governance & Risk Consulting at Lumenova AI since 2025, with a profile headline that describes a specialization in AI GRC. At KPMG Norway she was Head of Risk & Control Transformation (2024–2025), Director (2023–2025), Head of Risk & Regulatory Consulting Group (2022–2024) and Senior Manager, Advisory Services (2017–2023).
Michael Sendke
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Senior AI & IT Governance Advisor · ELIOS Michael Sendke
Founder & Senior AI & IT Governance Advisor at ELIOS Michael Sendke since 2023 and Senior IT & AI Governance Advisor at IT Baden-Württemberg (BITBW) since 2021. His profile says he helps organisations make IT and AI systems effective, secure and responsible, with a focus on embedding technology into organisation, processes, governance and accountability, and lists public sector transformation as a focus.
Oceane Mabialah
LinkedInExperience: Founder & AI Governance Consultant · QERYN – AI Governance & Compliance
Founder & AI Governance Consultant at QERYN – AI Governance & Compliance since 2025; her profile says she helps organisations identify the risks in their AI use cases and structure their governance and compliance, including AI risk assessment and AI Act readiness. She was Data & AI Manager at AXA (2024–2026) and Data Analyst Engineer at Societe Generale (2023–2024).
Reza Ahoui, MBA, AIGP
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Director, AI Governance & AI Risk Consultant · Nilu AI Limited
Founder & Director, AI Governance & AI Risk Consultant at Nilu AI Limited since 2025, where his profile says he helps organisations build practical, audit-ready AI governance and cites ISO 42001, the NIST AI RMF and the EU AI Act. He was Group Technical Controls Assurance Manager (Governance & Internal Control) at Kingfisher plc (2021–2026) and Internal Control (Governance) Analyst there (2018–2021).
Susan R. Zuber (formerly Susan Rochelle Epstein)
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Principal Advisor, AI Safety and Governance · Teal Meridian
Founder & Principal Advisor, AI Safety and Governance at Teal Meridian since 2025, where her profile says she provides consultation on AI governance and strategy to foundations, mission-driven businesses and other organizations and advises leadership teams on governance frameworks. She was Director & Associate General Counsel, AI, Corporate Governance and Civil Rights at Meta (2023–2025) and Associate General Counsel, AI and Civil Rights Lead at Meta (2021–2023).
Trina Howard
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Principal AI Governance & Assurance · FLARE LLC
Founder & Principal AI Governance & Assurance at FLARE LLC since 2019, where her profile says she helps organizations with AI governance, auditing and ethical adoption, including leaders in healthcare and insurance. Her listed roles also include Technology & Risk Financial Services at JPMorgan Chase (2009–2014) and Systems Testing & Validation Regulated Programs at Accenture (2004–2009).
Choose the right perspective
Match the advisor's background, such as law, audit and risk, or product and data, to the part of AI governance you need help with. Check which regulations and frameworks they work with and whether they have advised organisations in your industry or region.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which AI governance framework should we start with, and how do we map it to the rules that apply to us?
- 02How do you run an inventory and risk assessment of the AI systems a company already uses?
- 03What governance controls should be in place before we deploy generative AI with customers?
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