Most boards don’t know how AI is being used across their organisation.
Ethos Advisory provides independent AI governance, risk and strategy advisory to boards and executive teams across New Zealand and Australia.
AI is already embedded in your organisation — in productivity tools, business systems, and team workflows.
In most cases, it got there faster than governance did.
That creates real exposure: operational risk, legal liability, and reputational harm — often without board visibility.
Ethos Advisory helps you understand what’s happening and put the right oversight in place.
What Governance Failure Looks Like In Practice
An executive team adopts an AI hiring tool to manage volume recruitment. Eighteen months later a rejected candidate raises a discrimination complaint. No governance framework exists. No audit trail. The board is asked to explain a decision they didn’t know had been made by an algorithm.
A staff member uses an AI tool to summarise client data for a board report. The tool retains that data. No policy exists. No one knew it was happening. The board approves a report influenced by AI generated content without knowing it.
Neither of these is hypothetical. They are the predictable result of AI adoption without oversight — and in most organisations, the conditions for both already exist.
Services
AI Governance Review
A structured assessment of AI use across your organisation, identifying governance gaps, risk exposure and what you need to do.
AI Strategy Advisory
Structured guidance to move from fragmented AI experimentation to a clear, governed approach aligned to your objectives and risk appetite.
AI Risk & Assurance
Objective investigation and assurance when AI use has created — or risks creating — operational, legal, or reputational harm.
What Makes Ethos Different
Board & Executive Focus
Engagements are structured for governance and executive clarity, not technical teams.
No Conflicts
No vendor relationships. No implementation services. Advice that serves your interests only.
Grounded in NZ Context
Regulatory expectations, Privacy Act obligations, and the realities facing New Zealand organisations.
Evidence Based
Structured engagements with defined scope, clear deliverables, and measurable outcomes
How We Engage
1. Scoping Conversation
A confidential discussion to understand your situation and define the right engagement.
2. Structured Review
Structured assessment or advisory work, evidence based and board aligned.
3. Clear Deliverables
Written findings, governance recommendations, and a board-ready briefing.