The Career Pivot for Compliance Professionals: Lead AI Governance: A Practical Guide to EU AI Act, ISO 42001, and NIST AI RMF

You've spent years in IT compliance. You know FDA, HIPAA, GDPR, SOX, ISO standards. You've built programs, survived audits, and kept organizations out of trouble.Now AI governance is the hot new thing, and you're wondering if you missed the boat. The job postings ask for machine learning expertise. The articles are written by PhDs. Everyone entering this field seems to have a technical background you don't have.Here's what they're not telling you. AI governance needs compliance professionals more than it needs data scientists.The people rushing into AI governance from technical backgrounds understand AI. They don't understand governance. They can explain neural networks but can't structure a risk assessment. They can debate fairness algorithms but have never built a sustainable compliance program.You know how to build programs. Learning the AI part is easy.This book shows you how.You'll learn the major regulatory frameworks in plain language. The EU AI Act and what it actually requires. The NIST AI Risk Management Framework and how it's structured. ISO 42001 and how it connects to standards you already know.You'll see exactly how your existing skills transfer. Risk assessment, documentation, vendor management, change control, audit preparation. The vocabulary changes but the discipline is the same.You'll learn the AI-specific concepts you need to add to your toolkit. Bias, fairness, explainability, drift, data quality, human oversight. Explained without assuming you have a technical background.You'll get practical guidance on assessing your organization's AI landscape, building a governance program, and avoiding the pitfalls that trip up everyone else.And you'll get a 90-day roadmap for actually making it happen.This isn't a dry regulatory guide. It's written by someone who's been in compliance for 27 years and knows that regulations are boring. The goal is a book you'll actually finish.Whether you have twenty years of experience or three, whether you're looking to expand your current role or transition into something new, this book gives you what you need to move into AI governance.Stop waiting for permission. Your skills transfer. The opportunity is now. Read more