#338 The New Paradigm for Enterprise AI Governance with Blake Brannon, Chief Innovation Officer at OneTrust

AI governance is becoming critical as organizations deploy more intelligent systems across their operations. With predictions of over a billion AI agents entering the workforce in the coming years, traditional governance approaches simply cannot keep pace. How do you ensure your AI systems are using data responsibly without slowing down innovation? What happens when an AI agent makes decisions that were never explicitly programmed? And how do you build governance processes that scale alongside rapidly expanding AI adoption while maintaining trust with customers and regulators?

Blake Brannon is Chief Innovation Officer at OneTrust, where he leads product vision and strategic direction for the company’s AI-ready governance platform. He has been with OneTrust since 2017, previously serving as Chief Technology Officer, and has played a key role in scaling the platform to support privacy, data governance, risk, and responsible AI initiatives for large enterprises. Blake is based in Atlanta and holds an academic background from the Georgia Institute of Technology, with early research experience in network systems and wireless communications.

In the episode, Richie and Blake explore AI governance disasters, the importance of consent and data use, the rise of AI agents, the challenges of scaling governance processes, the need for continuous observability, the role of governance committees, strategies for effective AI governance in organizations, and much more.

Links Mentioned in the Show:

1. OneTrust
2. Connect with Blake
3. AI-Native Course: Intro to AI for Work
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