We build the systems that keep AI accountable.
GOVERNINTEL advises boards, risk leaders, and Chief AI Officers at the world's most regulated institutions — designing the Centers of Excellence, model inventories, and risk frameworks that turn AI ambition into defensible operating practice.
Introducing GovernIntel Sentinel.
The advisory, made software. Autonomous agents plug into your stack with scoped, least-privilege permissions to discover every model and agent — then govern, quantify, and prove compliance from one living knowledge graph.
From board mandate to operating reality.
We don't hand you a policy PDF and leave. We embed with your teams to stand up the people, process, and tooling that make AI governance run — and prove it to regulators.
AI Center of Excellence
We design and operationalize the central function that owns AI governance — so accountability stops being a question of "who's responsible?" and becomes a documented operating model.
Model Inventory & Intake
You can't govern what you can't see. We build the discovery, intake, and registration pipeline that surfaces every model — sanctioned and shadow — and tiers each by risk.
Risk Frameworks
We adapt NIST AI RMF (Govern, Map, Measure, Manage) and the Three Lines of Defense to your institution's existing ERM — not a parallel system nobody follows.
Regulatory Readiness
From EU AI Act risk classification to ISO/IEC 42001 conformity, we turn regulatory text into a prioritized gap closure plan with audit-ready evidence.
Model Risk & Validation
Independent challenge for your highest-stakes models — explainability (SHAP/LIME), bias and fairness testing, and the documentation that survives scrutiny.
Board & Executive Advisory
We translate AI risk into the language of the boardroom — clear oversight structures, decision rights, and reporting that lets leadership govern with confidence.
Where are you on the AI governance maturity curve?
Every engagement starts with an honest diagnostic. Select a level to see what it looks like — and exactly what we deliver to move you up.
Defined
Policies exist and a governance function is named, but coverage is partial and enforcement is inconsistent. Most institutions plateau here — knowing what to do, but not yet doing it at scale.
What we deliver here
- Formalize the CoE operating model & RACI
- Complete the model inventory across business units
- Wire intake gates into the development lifecycle
Governance that runs on three lines of defense.
We don't bolt on a compliance silo. We distribute accountability across the organization so governance is owned where AI is built, challenged independently, and assured for the board.
First Line — Ownership
The teams that build and deploy AI own the risk they create, with embedded controls and intake discipline.
- Model intake & registration
- Embedded control execution
- Self-assessment & documentation
Second Line — Challenge
Independent risk and governance functions set the standards, validate models, and challenge first-line decisions.
- Independent model validation
- Policy, standards & risk appetite
- Bias, fairness & XAI review
Third Line — Assurance
Internal audit provides objective assurance to the board that the governance framework actually works.
- Independent audit & testing
- Board-level assurance reporting
- Framework effectiveness review
The cost of ungoverned AI is no longer hypothetical.
We bring the data that makes the board pay attention — and the instruments to act on it.
Regulatory enforcement is accelerating
AI deployed without governance
AI Risk Heat Map
Click any square to see the risk tier, the governance posture it demands, and an example model class.
One partner, every layer of governance.
| Framework / Standard | Advise | Implement | Validate | Train |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIST AI RMF | ||||
| ISO/IEC 42001 | — | |||
| EU AI Act conformity | ||||
| Three Lines of Defense | — | |||
| Model Risk & XAI (SHAP/LIME) |
Find out where you stand — in minutes.
Two free diagnostics, built on the same frameworks we deploy in the field. No sales call required to get real answers.
AI Governance Maturity Assessment
Score your organization across six governance dimensions, see your profile on a radar benchmarked against peers, and get the specific moves that lift you to the next level.
Launch the assessment →EU AI Act Risk Classifier
Answer three quick questions and see which EU AI Act tier your system likely falls into — prohibited, high-risk, limited, or minimal — with the obligations and penalty exposure that come with it.
Classify a system →The advisory becomes a curriculum.
The same frameworks we deploy in the field, taught hands-on. We build internal capability so governance outlasts any single engagement — through executive workshops, team enablement, and our flagship AIGP-aligned certification.
Flagship Certification
AIGP exam-aligned, with 60 hours of hands-on labs across 29 industry tools and a 12-artifact portfolio. Not theory — the actual work.
Team & Enterprise Enablement
Upskill your risk, compliance, and product teams in place — custom cohorts mapped to your frameworks, tooling, and regulatory footprint.
Weekday Sessions
Weekend Labs
Self-Paced
- 164 hours of content
- All video lectures & labs
- 29 tools access
- Certificate of completion
Live Cohort
- Everything in Self-Paced
- 48 hours live instruction
- 1-on-1 capstone mentoring
- AIGP exam prep & job referrals
Corporate
- Everything in Live Cohort
- Custom onboarding
- Team progress dashboards
- Enterprise invoicing
Dr. Lilian Shulika Tata, PhD
Lilian advises risk leadership at global financial institutions and Fortune 500 enterprises on building AI governance that holds up under regulatory scrutiny — and trains the teams who run it.
"I've watched organizations pay millions for preventable AI mistakes. My work is making sure my clients are the ones who prevented them."
Trusted across four continents.
Thinking from the front line of governance.
Standing up an AI Center of Excellence in 90 days
SHAP vs LIME: choosing explainability that survives audit
Build an AI governance operating model your regulators will respect.
Start with a diagnostic. We'll map your maturity, surface the gaps that matter, and show you the path to a defensible program.