Formation of AIQA Global Advisory Board Unites Leaders in Insurance and Cybersecurity

AIQA Global Forms Inaugural Advisory Board to Enhance AI Governance

On August 6, 2026, AIQA Global, LLC announced the establishment of its inaugural Advisory Board, a strategic move designed to unite influential leaders from various sectors, including corporate risk, cybersecurity, computer science, and entrepreneurship. This initiative aims to further the development and acceptance of the AIQ™ Score, a rigorous assessment tool that evaluates the quality of enterprise AI governance across 250 distinct factors.

As organizations increasingly navigate the complexities associated with the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), there is a growing need for accountability and standardized evaluation methods. Institutional clients, insurers, and regulators are moving away from self-reported governance claims, pushing for an independent evaluation framework that ensures compliance and risk management are maintained at a high level.

James E. Malackowski, Co-founder and Chairman of AIQA Global, emphasizes the swift progression of enterprise AI adoption and highlights that governance has not kept pace. He asserts that mere self-attestation cannot substitute for robust governance frameworks. Instead, organizations require independent evaluations conducted with the same rigor historically applied to financial controls and operational risk management.

The formation of the Advisory Board aligns with the Chicago Principles for Independent AI Assurance set forth by AIQA earlier this year. These principles dictate that AI assurance must be independent, measurable, auditable, comparable, continuously updated, and accountable.

The inaugural members of the Advisory Board include:

Jon Held

Jon Held serves as Chairman of J.S. Held LLC, a global consulting firm that provides expertise in technical, scientific, financial, and strategic domains. The firm boasts a diverse clientele, comprising 70% of the Forbes Top 20 insurance companies and 81% of the Global 200 law firms. Held is committed to applying the high scrutiny J.S. Held is known for, refining the AIQ Score framework to ensure it withstands real-world scenarios.

Mike Hrabik

The CEO of SecureSky, Mike Hrabik, brings a wealth of experience in cybersecurity and compliance. Under Hrabik’s leadership, SecureSky has focused on implementing stringent technical controls to safeguard data and manage AI usage effectively. He stresses the importance of having a verifiable framework for AI governance, believing that AIQA’s evidence-based standards fill a crucial gap in the current landscape.

Michael Mitzenmacher

A distinguished professor at Harvard, Michael Mitzenmacher is recognized for his contributions to algorithms and computer science. With over 250 academic publications to his name, Mitzenmacher is particularly interested in the methodology behind AIQ's scoring system, highlighting the importance of transparency and comprehension in any rating system to foster improvement among companies.

Albert D. Napoli

As an award-winning instructor at the University of Southern California, Albert D. Napoli specializes in entrepreneurship and business strategy. He will advise AIQA on scaling its independent AI governance measurement, emphasizing the alignment of educational curricula with industry needs to ensure effective implementation of AI governance standards.

Each advisor was carefully selected based on their capacity to bolster AIQA’s engagement with crucial stakeholders for establishing a robust AI governance standard. AIQA aims to address the increasing urgency for independent governance assurance as companies accelerate their AI adoption, which in turn will influence procurement reviews, insurance underwriting, due diligence in financing, and compliance regulations.

In a separate announcement, AIQA Global disclosed that James E. Malackowski has been appointed to advise the Generative AI for Value Creation Program at Webber International University, underscoring the importance of educational initiatives in AI governance.

AIQA Global positions itself as the first independent AI governance rating firm, providing organizations and stakeholders with a standardized metric of AI governance quality through its AIQ™ Score, which quantifies the effectiveness of AI governance across 250 criteria. For further details on AIQA's offerings, visit AIQAglobal.com.