Independent, practical guidance for leadership teams: where AI can add value, which risks to address before deployment, and who is accountable once it is in use.
ADVISORY SERVICES
AI decisions cut across technology, security, privacy and the business. We bring them together so that adoption, governance and oversight are planned as one program, not separate projects.
AI readiness & due diligence
Clarify business value and assess the risks of AI use cases and vendors before committing to a path forward.
Governance & accountability
Establish clear responsibility for decisions, approvals and the way people use AI across the organization.
AI security & trust assessment
Assess data handling, privacy, security and reliability, alongside fairness and transparency risks relevant to the use case.
Agentic AI safeguards
Define what agents can access and do, where human approval is required and how activity can be reviewed or stopped.
Ongoing oversight
Plan how to monitor AI activity, reassess changes and report risks so governance remains useful throughout the lifecycle.
WAYS TO START
Most organizations are at one of three stages, each with a clear starting point. Every engagement is scoped and quoted after a short discovery call. Book a 30-minute call (opens in a new tab)
01 / EXPLORING
For organizations already using AI, or about to, that need a clear picture before they scale.
A focused assessment of where AI is in use, the risks it creates and what to fix first.
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02 / FORMALIZING
For organizations that need governance they can show to boards, regulators and customers.
We design and set up a practical governance framework that fits how you actually work.
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03 / SCALING
For organizations that need senior AI governance guidance without a full-time hire.
Ongoing senior oversight as AI use grows, including agentic AI and autonomous workflows.
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HOW WE WORK
Establish the business goal, AI use cases, vendors, data and existing controls.
Assess risk priorities and agree proportionate safeguards, decision owners and an adoption roadmap.
Support documented decisions, operational safeguards and evidence review, with triggers for reassessment.
FRAMEWORKS
Our advice is aligned with these frameworks. Engaging Fountium does not, by itself, certify compliance with any standard or law.
YOUR ADVISOR
Co-founder & Principal Consultant, Fountium
Kay helps leadership teams decide where AI can add value, which risks to address before deployment, and who is accountable once it is in use. At Fountium, he advises organizations on AI due diligence, governance, cybersecurity, privacy and the oversight of AI agents.
Kay brings more than 20 years of technology and cybersecurity experience. As Regional Chief Security Officer at Mastercard, his work spanned real-time payments and physical security across the region. That experience shapes a practical approach to AI governance: assess the use case and the vendor, set clear approval criteria, and put safeguards in place that teams can monitor and improve.
Kay holds a PhD in Information Assurance. His doctoral research examined how information security management practices relate to healthcare data breaches, grounding his advice in evidence rather than checklists. His credentials include CISSP, CISM, CCSP and SABSA Chartered Foundation (SCF), alongside AWS Certified AI Practitioner and Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals. He is based in Toronto.
LET’S BUILD TRUST IN AI
Tell us what you are working on. We will suggest a proportionate starting point for your use cases, vendors and agents.
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