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Where signals, risks and decisions reach the board
AI accountability and governance risk advice for boards, executives and company secretaries
About
Mimi Ajibadé PhD FCG
Dr Mimi Ajibadé FCG is a Chartered Governance Professional with more than 25 years' experience across FTSE, multinational and development-finance organisations. She holds a PhD in Corporate Governance and served for seven and a half years as a non-executive director of Chatham House.
Her work focuses on governance, accountability, delegated authority and board oversight, including the governance challenges arising from AI adoption.
Board AI Oversight Diagnostic
A four-week diagnostic and board workshop to clarify who decides, who owns AI risk and what information reaches the board. Built around Dr Mimi Ajibadé's AI Accountability Model.
Cross-Border Governance Risk Diagnostic
A four-week diagnostic and board session to clarify how authority, accountability and information flow across entities and jurisdictions, and where governance risk fails to reach the board. Built around Dr Mimi Ajibadé’s Cross-Border Governance Risk (CBGR) framework.
Board Effectiveness & Succession Diagnostic
A two- to four-week diagnostic of how the board and its committees are composed, informed and renewed: a desktop review, extended with board and committee interviews where needed. It identifies where oversight, continuity and decision quality need strengthening.
Training for Governance Professionals
Governance professionals are rarely trained to design or assess the frameworks they run. A half-day course using AI governance as the case study.
Keynotes, convening and briefings
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Board accountability for AI: who decides, who answers, and what reaches the board
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Agentic AI and the limits of delegated authority
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cCoss-border governance risk across groups and jurisdictions
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The company secretary’s role in AI governance
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Board effectiveness and succession
Publications
Perspectives on governance, accountability and AI.
Response to HM Treasury: Modernising Payment Services Regulation - October 2026
Cogent Governance's response to HM Treasury on agentic payments 2026: whose authority is exercised when an AI system initiates a payment, and why accountability for that delegation remains with the board.