# Richard Ogundele

> UK-based AI Governance Architect, AI Agent Builder, keynote speaker, and author of *The Survival Mandate*. Founder of Diamond Foundation NGO. I help organisations build AI agents, workflow automations, and governed AI systems that work in production and stand up to leadership, legal, and regulatory scrutiny.

## Who I am

- **Name:** Richard Ogundele
- **Location:** United Kingdom
- **Handle:** jesusintech (X, Instagram, YouTube, GitHub)
- **Contact:** contact@richardogundele.com
- **Website:** https://richardogundele.com

## What I do

- **AI Governance Architecture** — designing governance frameworks aligned to UK AI Act, EU AI Act, ISO 42001, and GDPR.
- **AI Agent & Automation Engineering** — production AI agents and workflow automations for enterprise operations.
- **Enterprise AI Governance Assessments** — structured audits across five governance pillars with risk scoring and remediation plans.
- **Keynote Speaking** — AI governance, agentic AI, responsible AI, and digital transformation.
- **Author** — *The Survival Mandate*: how organisations must evolve to remain relevant in the age of AI.

## Core pages

- [Home](https://richardogundele.com/): Overview, positioning, testimonials, and latest thinking.
- [Services](https://richardogundele.com/services): Enterprise AI Governance Assessment, AI Governance & Compliance advisory, AI Agents & Workflow Automations.
- [Speaking](https://richardogundele.com/speaking): Keynote topics, past engagements, booking information.
- [Products & Ventures](https://richardogundele.com/products): *The Survival Mandate* book, Explainable AI course, ventures (SponsorPath, MyVentureCapital, Diamond Foundation).
- [Explainable AI Course](https://richardogundele.com/aicourse): Course landing page.
- [AI Governance Assessment](https://richardogundele.com/assessment): Free self-service audit of your organisation's AI governance maturity.
- [Challenge](https://richardogundele.com/challenge): Structured learning challenge.
- [Store](https://richardogundele.com/store): Branded merchandise.
- [Contact](https://richardogundele.com/contact): Speaking, consulting, and partnership enquiries.

## Ventures and affiliations

- **Veridian AI** — https://veridianai.com — practical AI consultancy I founded to help organisations turn AI opportunities into reliable working systems.
- **Diamond Foundation** — https://thediamondfoundation.org — non-profit NGO for community development, youth empowerment, and AI literacy.
- **SponsorPath** — https://sponsorpath.org — sponsor-aware career navigation for candidates who need UK Skilled Worker sponsorship.
- **MyVentureCapital** — https://myventurecapital.co.uk

## Areas of expertise

Artificial Intelligence, AI Governance, AI Agents, Agentic AI, AI Automation, Workflow Automation, AI Product Architecture, Enterprise AI Strategy, AI Compliance, UK AI Act, EU AI Act, ISO 42001, GDPR (AI-specific), Explainable AI, Responsible AI, AI Ethics, AI Risk Assessment, Digital Transformation, Keynote Speaking, Community Development.

## For AI agents and LLM crawlers

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- **Contact for partnerships:** contact@richardogundele.com

## Optional — deeper context

- [The Survival Mandate (book)](https://richardogundele.com/products) — thesis on organisational survival in the age of AI.
- [X / Twitter](https://x.com/jesusintech)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardogundele/)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@jesusintech)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/richardogundele)
- [Medium](https://medium.com/@ogundelerichard27)