AI & Data Governance, Risk and Compliance

Adopt AI with confidence. Scale it with control.

Ned Knight helps enterprises adopt and scale AI safely and get more value from their data. We work from strategy and regulatory readiness through technology rollout to long-term managed governance.

27years of data & digital enterprise experience

Advise · strategy, regulation, risk Implement · governance technology Operate · managed governance Dallas & Dubai · serving the Americas, the Middle East and beyond
What we do

One partner from first assessment to ongoing operations

Many governance programs stall between the strategy slide and day-to-day operations. We stay involved at every stage: we design the program, put the technology in place, and then help you run it.

01 · Advise

Advisory & Strategy

Governance that fits your business goals, your risk appetite and the regulations you face.

  • AI & data governance strategy
  • Regulatory readiness
  • Risk management frameworks
  • Operating models, policies & controls
Advisory services
02 · Implement

Implementation & Integration

Leading governance technologies, implemented and connected across your data, AI and security landscape.

  • Platform selection & design
  • Catalog, lineage & data quality
  • AI inventory, model risk & monitoring
  • Enterprise integration & automation
Implementation services
03 · Operate

Managed Governance

Ongoing managed services that keep your governance program running and improving.

  • Governance program operations
  • Control monitoring & testing
  • Regulatory change management
  • Metrics, reporting & improvement
Managed services
Capabilities

Where we help

AI Governance

AI inventories, risk tiering, model lifecycle controls and accountability, so AI can be adopted responsibly and at scale.

Data Governance

Ownership, stewardship, quality, lineage and metadata that make data trusted, findable and valuable.

Risk Management

AI and data risk frameworks, assessments and controls built into the way your enterprise already manages risk.

Regulatory Readiness

Gap assessments and readiness programs for emerging AI laws and established data protection regimes.

Operating Models

Roles, councils, decision rights and processes that keep governance working in practice.

Policies & Controls

Clear policies, standards and testable controls that link what regulators expect to what your teams do every day.

Our approach

From assessment to ongoing governance

A clear path that turns intentions into lasting capability.

1

Assess

Baseline maturity, AI use, data risks and regulatory exposure.

2

Roadmap

A prioritized plan tied to business value and risk.

3

Implement

Policies, operating model, controls and technology.

4

Integrate

Governance built into data, AI and business workflows.

5

Operate

Managed services that monitor, report and keep improving.

See how we work

Industries

Built for industries where trust is regulated

We focus on sectors where AI and data carry both high value and close scrutiny.

Financial Services

Banks, insurers, asset managers and fintechs using AI under close supervisory scrutiny.

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Providers, payers, pharma and medtech handling sensitive health data and clinical AI.

Technology

Software and data companies building AI into products and needing governance that keeps pace.

Regulated Industries

Energy, telecoms, government and other sectors where regulators expect proof of control.

More about who we serve

Why Ned Knight

Where business strategy, AI, data, regulation and technology meet

Governance fails when these disciplines work in silos. Our teams span all five, so policy, process and platform work together as one program.

  • 27 years of experience. Deep data and digital enterprise expertise, now applied to governing AI.
  • Business first. Governance that speeds up AI and data value instead of slowing it down.
  • Regulation-aware. Practical readiness across U.S., Middle East and international regimes.
  • Technology-fluent. Hands-on implementation and integration of leading governance platforms.
  • Built to last. Managed services that keep programs running after the project ends.
Regulations & frameworks

Ready for the rules that apply to you

We match your program to the laws and standards that affect your business across North America, the Gulf, Europe and beyond.

AI regulation & standards

EU AI Act NIST AI RMF ISO/IEC 42001 Texas TRAIGA Colorado AI Act DIFC Regulation 10 UAE & Dubai AI guidance

Data protection & security

UAE PDPL DIFC Data Protection Law ADGM Data Protection Regulations Saudi PDPL GDPR CCPA / CPRA U.S. state privacy laws HIPAA ISO/IEC 27001 & 27701

Data management

DAMA-DMBOK DCAM BCBS 239 Industry & sector regulations
Our offices

Dallas and Dubai

With offices in two major business centers, we serve clients across the Americas, the Middle East and around the world.

North America

Dallas

Texas, United States

+1 (832) 577-7757

Middle East

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

+971 55 142 5641

Ready to govern AI with confidence?

Tell us where you are today. We'll help you work out what comes next, from a first assessment to a governance program that runs day to day.