About

The Council on AI Governance is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to developing open, current, and pragmatic AI governance resources for enterprises. We develop and share frameworks, provide tailored assessments and training, and work closely with industry, government, academic, research, and international organizations.

Vision

To promote effective and safe AI use across all organizations, regardless of size, industry, or technical maturity.

Mission

To enable organizations to govern and scale AI responsibly by publishing AI governance frameworks and resources that are open, current, and pragmatic.

Open

Given the pace at which AI systems are improving and policymakers are responding, it is more important than ever for everyone to have access to open and free AI governance materials.

Values

Current

Keeping our resources and methods current and durable from both policy and technological lenses is crucial, given how quickly the AI landscape is changing.

Pragmatic

Everything we create is designed for real-world implementation. Our tools are built for immediate use, helping your organization operationalize AI governance quickly and effectively within your existing processes.

Leadership

  • Var Shankar

    Var Shankar is an AI policy attorney. He previously practiced law at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and worked on the Clinton Global Initiative.

    A graduate of Harvard Law School, Var teaches AI governance at Purdue University and serves on expert boards at the OECD, Brookings, and the World Economic Forum.

  • Alexis Cook

    Alexis Cook is an AI engineer and educator. She previously led educational programs at Kaggle’s community of over 10 million data scientists and contributed to AI efforts at Google.

    Alexis has previously worked at the US Department of Defense and the MIT Lincoln Laboratory. She holds an MA in computer science from Brown University.

Services

  • AI Governance Playbook

    Comprehensive playbook for executives to leverage AI effectively and responsibly within their organizations.

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  • Training

    AI governance training for executives and for compliance, technical, customer-facing, HR, and procurement teams.

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  • Organizational Assessment

    Assessment of your organization’s AI maturity across four focus areas.

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  • Subscriber Resources

    Our subscribers are the first to learn about our new resources, frameworks, tools, and templates.

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