Pouya Shafa

Chief AI Governance Officer, Principal Forensic AI Auditor and Co-Founder

Radsam Academy of AI • Tiempo completo

May 2023 - Present • 3 yrs 4 mos

As CAIGO, Principal Forensic AI Auditor & Co-Founder of Radsam Academy of AI Sovereign Governance (2023–), I led our expansion into judicial & corporate oversight. Building on my tenure directing AI strategy, privacy & risk as CAIO at Radsam Int'l Education Consulting (2016–), I am an SME in AI Governance, Risk, Compliance & Privacy (GRC-P). I engineer reliable AI systems, bridging algorithmic infrastructure with executive compliance and digital sovereignty. Core Achievements & Role Mandates: Judicial Standards & Infrastructure: With Co-Founder Arezou Akhavan, authored North America's Judicial Forensic AI Audit & Enterprise AI GRC Standards. We launched the proprietary Air-Gapped Sovereign Sanctuary AI Lab, assisting Judges, Adjudicators & Law Clerks to translate the unverified "AI Black Box" into a legally defensible "Courtroom Glass Box." Forensic AI Auditing: Across Toronto-Ottawa-NY-DC, I serve as a Shadow Non-Testifying Expert, Testifying Expert Witness, Jointly Retained Auditor & Trusted Neutral Court Appointee. I tackle high-stakes litigation: NatSec, Defense, IP, Patents, M&A, Corporate Law, Municipal Lands, Int'l Arbitration & complex AI fraud (deepfakes, financial forgery). Board Advisory & Architecture: I deliver C-Suite coaching to law firm managing partners, financial C-levels, hospital boards, ministries & tech infrastructures. I design custom on-premises Air-Gapped AI Labs and secure workstations for absolute data sovereignty & IP protection. Implementing AI Internal Audits & automated compliance monitors neutralizes bias and data breaches. Global Regulatory Compliance: I ensure adherence to OPC, TBS & EU AI Act deadlines. I operationalize Canadian (ACS, PIPEDA, FIPPA, PHIPA, IPC/OHRT) and U.S. mandates (SHIELD Act, RAISE, CLOUD Act, Presidential AI EO). Anchoring compliance within the NIST AI RMF & conducting ISO/IEC 42001 certification audits, I deliver uncompromising AI accountability.

Chief AI Officer (CAIO), AI Project Leader and Co-Founder

RADSAM Education Agency • Tiempo completo

Jun 2016 - Present • 10 yrs 3 mos

As CAIO, AI Project Leader & Co-Founder of Radsam International Education Consulting Agency in Toronto (June 2016–), I drive digital transformation for this pioneering, fast-growing Ed Tech company. I architect accountable, high-fidelity AI infrastructure to fully automate our global educational agent's network, ensuring scalable international growth while mitigating institutional risk through strict GRC-P oversight. Core Achievements & Role Mandates: * OECD AI Project & Canada Smart Assistant: Spearheaded the launch of this all-in-one AI platform seamlessly guiding international students and foreign workers through studying, working, immigrating, and integrating into Canada. Deployed a highly reliable, accessible system with robustly controlled hallucination parameters for deterministic human capital guidance. * Regulatory Architecture & Compliance: Engineered the system’s underlying legal framework to safeguard data sovereignty and privacy. Proactively embedded Canadian Bills 149 and 194, PIPEDA, FIPPA, and strict IRPA/IRPR regulations directly into the AI logic, setting a benchmark for legally sound, bias-free automated decision-making. * Testing, Metrics & Global Expansion: Led comprehensive Ed Tech and employment research. Validated the Canada Smart Assistant through real-world testing with 578 active users across partner institutions, achieving an exceptional 94%+ satisfaction and reliability rate. Driven by this validated success, I aggressively scaled our footprint to the U.S. and U.K. without compromising ethical AI governance. * Thought Leadership & Strategy: As a USAII Certified AI Consultant (CAIC) and Author of "No Code AI Agentic Automation for Non-Technical Business Owners (AI Army Framework)," I leverage advanced executive competencies to prove that secure, risk-managed AI deployment is a powerful catalyst for international commercial success.