Build a defensible approach to AI risk with practical governance, clear decision rights, and board-ready oversight. Tyson Martin helps boards and executive teams turn the NIST AI Risk Management Framework into understandable policies, accountable processes, and executable priorities—without slowing responsible AI adoption or creating unnecessary technical complexity for business leaders.
Practical advisory services help boards and executives assess AI risk, establish governance, and make defensible oversight decisions.
Establish ongoing AI governance with risk registers, decision rights, board-ready reporting, and policy templates for employee and generative-AI use. This service supports accountable oversight without building, deploying, or tuning AI models.
Move from no formal AI governance to a working framework through an AI risk assessment, decision-rights map, board-level policy, and facilitated briefing focused on director oversight responsibilities.
Identify the most significant cyber and AI governance gaps in a focused workshop, then create a board action plan that directors and executives can execute and evidence.
The NIST AI Risk Management Framework can help organizations structure trustworthy AI oversight, but boards need more than terminology. Tyson Martin translates AI risk into clear decisions, accountable owners, practical policies, and board-ready reporting. For organizations adopting AI faster than governance can keep pace, this approach creates visibility into risk while preserving business momentum and supporting more confident executive oversight.
Turn complex AI risk questions into clear oversight, accountable decisions, and practical governance priorities.
"What sets Tyson apart is his ability to translate cybersecurity into strategic growth language for boards. He builds frameworks that don't just mitigate risk, they enable competitive advantage. He's exactly who you want guiding your organization in high-trust environments."
"We recently worked with Tyson Martin on an engagement, and it was a great experience. He helped us run a full technical audit, identified key gaps, and created a clear plan to modernize our systems and processes. Tyson is hands-on, easy to work with, and brings real technical and leadership..."
"Tyson's impact has been immediately clear. Before working with him, we were struggling with outdated processes that created inefficiencies across our organization, and his unbiased third party perspective helped us quickly identify issues and develop a clear, actionable plan for improvement. Based on our experience so far, I would recommend..."
"What sets Tyson apart is his ability to translate cybersecurity into strategic growth language for boards. He builds frameworks that don't just mitigate risk, they enable competitive advantage. He's exactly who you want guiding your organization in high-trust environments."
"What sets Tyson apart is his ability to translate cybersecurity into strategic growth language for boards. He builds frameworks that don't just mitigate risk, they enable competitive advantage. He's exactly who you want guiding your organization in high-trust environments."
"We recently worked with Tyson Martin on an engagement, and it was a great experience. He helped us run a full technical audit, identified key gaps, and created a clear plan to modernize our systems and processes. Tyson is hands-on, easy to work with, and brings real technical and leadership..."
"Tyson's impact has been immediately clear. Before working with him, we were struggling with outdated processes that created inefficiencies across our organization, and his unbiased third party perspective helped us quickly identify issues and develop a clear, actionable plan for improvement. Based on our experience so far, I would recommend..."
"What sets Tyson apart is his ability to translate cybersecurity into strategic growth language for boards. He builds frameworks that don't just mitigate risk, they enable competitive advantage. He's exactly who you want guiding your organization in high-trust environments."
"What sets Tyson apart is his ability to translate cybersecurity into strategic growth language for boards. He builds frameworks that don't just mitigate risk, they enable competitive advantage. He's exactly who you want guiding your organization in high-trust environments."
"We recently worked with Tyson Martin on an engagement, and it was a great experience. He helped us run a full technical audit, identified key gaps, and created a clear plan to modernize our systems and processes. Tyson is hands-on, easy to work with, and brings real technical and leadership..."
"Tyson's impact has been immediately clear. Before working with him, we were struggling with outdated processes that created inefficiencies across our organization, and his unbiased third party perspective helped us quickly identify issues and develop a clear, actionable plan for improvement. Based on our experience so far, I would recommend..."
"What sets Tyson apart is his ability to translate cybersecurity into strategic growth language for boards. He builds frameworks that don't just mitigate risk, they enable competitive advantage. He's exactly who you want guiding your organization in high-trust environments."
Independent guidance connects executive accountability, board oversight, and practical technology risk management.
Translate technical AI risk into plain-English questions, decisions, and oversight suitable for directors and committees.
Create decision rights, policies, risk registers, and reporting that management can actually use and maintain.
Draw on security and technology transformation experience across AWS and global brands including Home Depot and Best Buy.
Receive an impartial perspective that helps executives challenge assumptions and make defensible risk decisions.
Board advisor and fractional executive for technology, cyber, and AI risk.
Board Advisor, Interim CISO/CIO/CDO, Fractional Executive
Tyson Martin helps boards and executive teams reduce technology and cyber risk without slowing business operations by clarifying decision rights, tightening governance, and building inspectable execution frameworks. He serves as a board advisor, director candidate, and steps in as interim or fractional CISO, CIO, or Chief Digital Officer when organizations need stability quickly. His background includes leading security and technology transformation across enterprise environments at AWS and global brands such as Home Depot and Best Buy. He brings particular expertise in helping Chicago-area organizations navigate the complex regulatory requirements across financial services, healthcare, and retail sectors. Tyson is an active contributor to the National Association of Corporate Directors, serves on the National Retail Federation CISO Executive Committee, contributes to the World Economic Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity, and served as ISC2 Richmond Board President. He holds CISSP certification and has completed executive programs at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard Business School, MIT, and through leading technology companies including Google, Amazon, and Microsoft.
NIST AI Risk Management Framework consulting helps organizations apply a structured approach to identifying, measuring, managing, and governing AI-related risks. The work can include AI risk assessments, governance policies, decision-rights mapping, risk registers, executive reporting, and board briefings. The emphasis is on practical accountability and oversight, rather than building, deploying, or tuning AI models.
Talk with Tyson Martin about building clearer, more defensible AI oversight.
Certification held by Tyson Martin.
Certification held by Tyson Martin.
Membership and active contribution with NACD.
Appointment to the NRF CISO Executive Committee.
Active contributor to the Centre for Cybersecurity.
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For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +1 (802) 430-9200. You can also send us a quick email at tyson.martin@gmail.com.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +1 (802) 430-9200. You can also send us a quick email at tyson.martin@gmail.com.