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Tara Tamiko Thompson is an AI governance advisor and Oxethica-certified AI auditor who helps organisations move from ungoverned AI to defensible decision-making.
She trained at Oxford University and advises boards, NEDs, and General Counsel on EU AI Act readiness by clarifying accountability, strengthening evidence, and establishing governance that withstands scrutiny.
Tara distinguishes herself through her teaching style. Before focusing on governance, she earned recognition as an engaging AI educator, known for making complex concepts accessible through analogies, storytelling, and hands-on practice rather than jargon and slides.
This approach informs her governance work. Tara not only develops frameworks but also ensures your board, legal, and delivery teams understand their importance and practical application. She believes governance must be credible in practice and fully understood to be effective.
“Tara’s AI workshop for cardiologists was engaging, insightful, and packed with real-world applications. She broke down AI’s role in professional and personal contexts, making complex concepts practical and easy to apply. The session was highly interactive, with live demonstrations, cardiology-specific AI prompts, and hands-on exercises.”
Pfizer
She made AI workable. Now she makes it defensible.
Tara is the only speaker who combines Oxford-certified AI audit credentials with a proven, audience-tested teaching style, transforming EU AI Act readiness and AI governance from a compliance exercise into an engaging conversation.
Governance Rigour You Can Defend
Tara is an Oxford-certified AI auditor who uses her proprietary AI Governance Pathway™ to guide organisations from ungoverned AI to clear, defensible decisions. Her advisory work identifies areas of real exposure, assigns ownership, and defines credible governance in practice.
Built Inside the Organisations That Matter
Tara has developed AI capabilities at Pfizer, Burges Salmon, and Bauer Media Group, introducing responsible AI and governance before regulatory requirements. Her expertise is grounded in practical experience across global biopharma, independent law, and major media organisations.
A Teaching Style That Actually Lands
As an AI educator, Tara prioritizes engagement over lecturing. She uses vivid analogies and storytelling to clarify complex concepts, bringing the same energy to governance that has earned her strong recommendations from law firm clients and positive feedback from biopharma audiences.
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“We needed a highly interactive workshop that would build our team’s confidence in using Copilot 365, and Tara delivered exactly that. The main upskill has been around the creative use of prompting strategies and the confidence to experiment with these. I’d absolutely recommend Tara as a workshop leader: 9/10!”
Burges Salmon, Independent Law Firm