Regulator-Ready AI Governance. Zero Added Headcount.
Stop losing sleep over AI deployments. We help mid-sized enterprises build frameworks and controls that satisfy regulators while freeing your calendar.
Former IBM Deputy Chief Auditor
Corporate Board Member Author
Yale & National AI Speaker
The Blackbox Zero Operating System
We automate the guardrails, formalize the evidence, and provide the leadership—so you can deploy at scale without increasing your footprint.
Deploy with Confidence
Accelerate AI adoption without compromising institutional integrity. We replace restrictive cultures with automated guardrails, enabling teams to ship high-impact tools at market velocity while maintaining a precisely defined risk profile.
Audit-Proof Your Strategy
Shift from reactive compliance to proactive defensibility. Our frameworks ensure your AI roadmap withstands rigorous scrutiny, transforming governance from a logistical bottleneck into a competitive moat.
Expertise Without Overhead
You don’t need to hire a full-time AI ethics board. Access world-class governance leadership and strategic oversight, enabling you to secure enterprise-grade safety without adding a single headcount.
The Engagement Process
Our 3-phase engagement model transforms high-level safety goals into operational reality.
PHASE 1
Discovery & Framework Design
Assess AI inventory and maturity to define the policies and accountability structures required for an Audit-Ready Strategy.
PHASE 2
Implementation & Control Enablement
Live operational controls and processes are implemented in your environment, providing the documentation and training required for full enablement.
PHASE 3
Audit & Ongoing Advisory
Independently validate control effectiveness while providing the continuous guidance needed to adapt to emerging global regulations.
Strategic Alignment & The Blackbox Zero Advantage
Bridging the gap between technical AI ambitions and boardroom-level defensibility.
Strategic Alignment
Executive Defensibility: We provide Boards and CEOs with the objective oversight required to authorize AI deployment with confidence.
Regulatory Readiness: We bridge the gap between General Counsel and Technical teams, ensuring every AI use case meets global compliance standards.
Operational Integrity: We enable CIOs and Risk Officers to scale AI initiatives without creating technical debt or unmanaged "shadow AI" risks.
The Blackbox Zero Advantage
Audit-Ready by Design: We don't just "advise"—we implement the operational controls and evidence-gathering processes required for immediate attestation.
Zero-Overhead Integration: Our framework is engineered to sit alongside existing workflows, providing enterprise-grade governance without enterprise-grade bureaucracy.
Practitioner-Led Rigor: You work directly with specialists who have designed and audited AI governance at the Fortune 50 level—no junior consultants or "blackbox" software.
Our Commitment: Boardroom-Grade Defensibility
We measure success by the clarity and legal defensibility our clients achieve—not just the deliverables.
Chris Cook, Managing Partner & Founder
Built on two decades of Fortune 50 finance, audit, and AI governance leadership—including serving as the former Deputy Chief Auditor of a Fortune 50 company—Blackbox Zero provides the balanced rigor and implementation practicality required for sustained compliance.
Our Promise:
Precision: High-fidelity controls.
Speed: Implementation at the pace of innovation.
Proof: Audit-ready evidence for every control.