AI Governance Services

The Burks AI Governance Model™

Your AI Is Live. Your Governance Isn’t.

Executive Decision Architecture for Responsible Scale

AI is not governed at the tool level. It is governed at the decision level.

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The Problem

AI is Deployed. Accountability Isn’t

Most organizations — from enterprise to emerging — are running AI tools without the governance infrastructure to match. The exposure is already there.

This isn’t a technology problem. It’s a decision rights problem. And it affects every type of leader differently.

—  No documented owner of AI model performance or failure

—  No decision rights defining who can approve deployment

—  Legal and HR flagging risk with no framework to respond

—  Board and investors asking questions leadership can’t answer

—  Regulatory requirements evolving faster than internal policy

—  AI bias and drift going unmonitored in production

—  Small businesses using AI with no data or liability boundaries


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Who this Serves

Three Leaders. One Governance Standard

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  • You’ve approved AI tools. You’ve heard assurances from the tech team. But when the board asks who owns governance — the room goes quiet.

    The Burks AI Governance Model™ gives you board-ready architecture with decision rights mapped to executive roles.

  • AI is reshaping hiring, performance, and workforce planning. You know the equity and compliance risks — but you don’t have a governance framework to bring to the table.

    This model was built by a People strategist. Workforce impact, bias monitoring, and human accountability are embedded from Layer 1.

  • PAIN

    You’re using AI tools to compete. But you haven’t thought through data ownership, client liability, or what happens when an automated decision goes wrong.


    Governance isn’t only for enterprises. The Audit tier was designed to give growing businesses a defensible foundation without the enterprise price tag.

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Let’s Work Together

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SERVICE OFFERINGS

Three Engagement Levels

One Governance Standard

Every engagement is built on the Burks AI Governance Model™. Start with the free guide — then choose the depth of partnership your risk profile requires.

Tier One- AI Governance Audit
$0.00

$3,500 – $5,000  ·  one-time

Description

Diagnostic gap analysis against the five-layer framework + board-ready findings report + prioritized roadmap.

Includes

Five-layer gap analysis  ·  Decision rights mapping  ·  Written findings report  ·  Prioritized roadmap  ·  Executive deck

Best For

Organizations identifying exposure before it becomes liability

Tier Two-Governance Architecture Build
$0.00

$10,000 – $18,000  ·  60–90 days

Description

Full governance infrastructure build: decision rights, governance flow, control environment policies, and board documentation.

Includes

Custom framework  ·  Decision rights architecture  ·  Governance flow docs  ·  Policy set  ·  Board package  ·  Leadership alignment

Best For

Pre-audit, investor review, or scaled deployment

Tier Three- Fractional AI Governance Officer
$0.00

$3,500 – $6,000  ·  per month

Description

Ongoing embedded governance leadership: deployment oversight, regulatory monitoring, workforce impact advisory, board reporting.

Includes

Monthly reviews  ·  Deployment oversight  ·  Regulatory watch  ·  Workforce advisory  ·  Board support  ·  Framework updates

Best For

Continuous governance without a full-time hire