“What does AI governance mean for me?”
The same framework reads differently from every chair. Each view carries what that person is accountable for, the decisions they own, the questions they should be asking — and where in this guide to take them first.
Board / CEO
Owns the risk appetite and the accountability question.
CIO / CTO
Owns the platform strategy that makes governance the easy path.
CISO
Owns the runtime floor: what gets screened, logged, and stopped.
Chief Data Officer / CDAO
Owns what AI is allowed to know — and often the whole AI strategy.
Legal / Compliance / Privacy
Owns the obligations map — and the evidence that controls ran.
Business / Product Leader
Accountable owner of each AI use case — and its failures.
Developer / Architect
Builds the pipeline where most controls actually live.
AI Platform Team
Runs the paved road: catalog, gateway, evals, observability.
Employee / Business User
The widest AI surface in the enterprise — and its biggest lever.