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AI GOVERNANCE CONSULTING

Your organization is already using AI. Who is governing it?

The AI governance partner for policy and compliance.

Confidential. Direct access to the principal. Limited engagements per quarter.

Tonya R. Bennett, ML

Penn Carey Law - Master of Law, Tech and IP

EDUCAUSE - Rising Star Award

University of Pennsylvania - 18 years EdTech leadership

NASDAQ PHLX - SEC and FINRA compliance

IAPP - AIGP candidate

Who do you lead?

Why a practitioner-strategist, and not just a consultant?

AI governance has five dimensions. Most advisors cover one or two.

"The engagements that go wrong usually fail in the dimensions the advisor never lived."

Questions institutions ask before they call.

Founder and Principal of Syntrovex, specializing in AI governance strategy for complex, regulated organizations.Credibility built on 18 years of University of Pennsylvania educational technology leadership, formal legal training in technology and IP law, and 8 years of SEC and FINRA regulatory compliance.

Credibility built on 18 years of University of Pennsylvania educational technology leadership, formal legal training in technology and IP law, and 8 years of SEC and FINRA regulatory compliance.

Education
  • Master of Law in Technology and IP, Penn Carey Law School
  • Law Certificate in AI Ethics, Policy and Governance
  • IAPP AIGP candidate
Tonya R. Bennett Portrait

Tonya R. Bennett, ML

Philadelphia metro area, 25-plus years of professional experience

Leadership
  • Director of Educational Technology, Penn Vet
  • Chair, Penn Professional Staff Assembly, 5,000-plus staff
  • Co-Lead, EDUCAUSE Women in IT Community Group
Recognition
  • EDUCAUSE Rising Star Award
  • Models of Excellence, University of Pennsylvania
  • Published EDUCAUSE author

18

Years in higher education technology leadership

10+

Publications and media appearances

20+

Committees and groups served across Penn and EDUCAUSE

5,000+

University staff represented as elected assembly chair

The Protocol

A refined five-phase governance framework established through 18 years of institutional technology leadership.

Get started in 3 easy steps

Start with a confidential discussion about your institution’s roadmap.

Find out where your organization stands.

A fixed-scope Readiness Assessment maps how AI is actually used, finds the policy and contract gaps, and gives you a prioritized roadmap.

EDUCAUSE Rising Star Award

Models of Excellence (University of Pennsylvania)

Recognized in the field.

Published EDUCAUSE author

30 Higher Ed IT Influencers to Follow

Impact that holds up under scrutiny

Representative scenarios that show how governance, accessibility, and leadership experience change outcomes.

Recognized in the field.

Independent recognition from the institutions and bodies that set the standard.

Tonya in the field

Public, documented appearances. Each one links to the original source so anyone can verify it.

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