Description

AI governance moves fast, and the EU AI Act has changed the operating environment for any organisation deploying high-risk AI.

I help executive teams, public bodies, and consulting firms turn that regulatory pressure into operational clarity with practical, audit-ready frameworks rather than policy documents that sit on a shelf.

I'm Mulya van Roon, founder of The Responsible AI Center and AI Governance Lead at AI & Partners, with concurrent appointment to the European Commission's Apply AI Alliance. I'm an IAPP Trained AI Governance Professional (AIGP) and a member of the International Association for Safe and Ethical AI (IASEAI).

What makes my advisory distinctive is the operational depth behind the governance work: roughly twenty years of enterprise leadership at Microsoft, IBM/Kyndryl, and KPMG before specialising in AI governance. I know what large organisations actually do with technology, not just what compliance requires.

Typical engagements:

- EU AI Act readiness assessments and gap analyses (Articles 4, 14, 26)

- Human oversight design and the HOCS (Human Oversight Capacity Standard) framework

- AI governance maturity benchmarking and remediation roadmaps

- Executive advisory and interim leadership on responsible AI

- Briefings for strategy consultancies and PE sponsors on EU AI policy

Based in Brussels.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
Dutch
Native or bilingual
Norwegian
Fluent
French
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Brussels (up to 50km)

The Responsible AI Center
Founder & Principal Advisor
January 2026 - Today (5 months)
Brussels, Belgium
• • Founded an independent advisory practice on responsible AI, EU AI Act implementation, and human oversight capacity, serving organisations across regulated industries and the European institutional landscape.
• • Designed the Human Oversight Capacity Standard (HOCS) and the Four-Layer Governance Architecture, addressing implementation gaps in EU AI Act Articles 14 and 26.
• • Advise client leadership teams on the operational design of human oversight, intervention enactment, and AI accountability frameworks.
• • Author thought leadership on human oversight capacity; engage regularly with Brussels policy networks, civil society, and EU institutional fora.
EU AI Act AI Regulation AI Governance AI Policy AI Strategy
AI & Partners
AI Governance Lead
January 2026 - Today (5 months)
• • Drove adoption of the AI Governance Platform supporting client AI Inventory and Monitoring requirements under the EU AI Act.
• • Translated regulatory obligations into enterprise-grade governance workflows, control libraries, and audit-ready documentation.
• • Advise cross-sector clients on AI risk classification, deployer and provider responsibilities, and conformity assessment readiness.
Avertim
AI Governance & Strategic Advisory Lead
January 2025 - January 2026 (1 year)
Brussels, Belgium
• • Developed Avertim's AI Governance Maturity Model, used to benchmark client readiness for the EU AI Act and translate gaps into prioritised remediation roadmaps.
• • Led EU AI Act compliance advisory engagements for clients across regulated industries; chaired internal communities of practice on responsible AI.
• • Authored "Why 95% of AI Pilots Fail," a point-of-view paper on the operational drivers behind enterprise AI underperformance.
• • Drove transport-sector business development and stakeholder engagement, building trusted advisor relationships at executive level.