One standard, above the model layer

ACE Certified Architect Associates

A registry of architects trained to the GIA governance standard: authority, oversight, and evidence behind every AI action, across every model an enterprise runs. Architects are listed here by specialty as they qualify.

6Practice Areas
GIAGovernance Standard
One standard, whatever runs underneath

The standard our architects work to is GIA's own, and it names no supplier because it does not need to: the same classification, the same approval gates, the same evidence, whether the action came from a frontier model, a fine-tuned one, an open-weight deployment, or an agent someone built on top of any of them. An estate that runs several is the normal case, and a posture that only holds for one is not a posture.

ACE Certified Architects

Supplier-independent by design. Governed by standard.

An ACE Certified Architect designs and deploys AI systems across whatever mix of models, agents, and tools the estate actually contains, and is trained in the GIA standard, so every AI action carries documented authority, human oversight, and an evidence trail regardless of what produced it.

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Orchestration-fluent

Works at the layer above the model: routing work across several of them, governing the agents built on top, and holding one accountable structure when the mix changes underneath.

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Trained in GIA Governance

Completes GIA governance training to operate the Governed Intelligence Architecture: authority, oversight, and evidence behind every AI action.

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Accountable by Standard

Works to one promise that anchors every engagement. When AI acts, someone is accountable.

Architect Registry

ACE Certified Architects

Certified architects are listed here by specialty as they complete GIA governance certification. The registry is expanding.

AI GovernanceRegistry expanding

Charter design, decision-class policy, and oversight of AI actions.

ArchitectureRegistry expanding

Platform and solution architecture for governed AI deployments.

Compliance & RiskRegistry expanding

Audit readiness, risk classification, and regulatory alignment.

AI StrategyRegistry expanding

Adoption roadmaps and enterprise transformation under governance.

FederalRegistry expanding

SDVOSB and federal-aligned deployments. NIST, CMMC, and FedRAMP pathways.

AI ImplementationRegistry expanding

Build, integration, and deployment of governed AI systems across vendors.