James A Lang
AI non-executive director: AI, cyber and technology risk.
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Key contribution
Board oversight of AI, cyber and technology risk.
Drawn from 22 years of British Army service and the Ministry of Defence's first AI cyber security programme.
Biography
James A Lang is an AI governance and assurance adviser to boards in regulated and high-consequence sectors. He served 22 years in the British Army, where he established its first Cyber Protection Team, and became the Ministry of Defence's first AI Cybersecurity Product Owner on Cyber Mission Data, its primary cyber command and control platform. He co-founded Kaze, an AI-enabled cyber defence business, and served on its board as a director and equal shareholder. Through Velinor, which he co-founded, he advises boards and executives on AI risk appetite, accountability and assurance.
He chaired the Income Generation Committee at Alabaré, sits on the D3IP Advisory Board and is completing the Certified Non-Executive Director qualification. James helps a board govern AI and technology risk with the same discipline it applies to financial risk.
Committees
Risk
Audit
Technology and digital
Appointments
Co-Founder, Velinor
Member, Advisory Board, D3IP
Angel Investor, Investment Group Bath
Qualifications
Oxford AI Audit Programme, Saïd Business School
Chartered Manager (CMgr)
BA and BSc, both First Class Honours
