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Regulation that teams can actually run.
I work with banks, tech companies, universities, think tanks, and public bodies where responsible AI, EU regulation and the way products are made meet. Consulting, fractional roles, teaching and research, always hands-on.
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Consulting
EU regulation & responsible AI
I turn regulatory obligation into the workflows, controls and evidence that product teams can run without stalling delivery: the AI Act first, alongside GDPR, DORA and the European Accessibility Act.
- AI Act readiness: risk classification, controls, technical documentation and a compliant development process
- AI governance and assessment frameworks for products and for internal AI tooling
- GDPR, DORA and EAA built into the product lifecycle: requirements, checkpoints and audit-ready evidence
- Regulatory fluency training for design, product, engineering and regulatory transformation teams
Consulting & fractional roles
Design & R&D operations
How design, product and engineering organisations actually run: operating models, accountabilities and governance checkpoints across the lifecycle. As an adviser, or inside your team in an interim or fractional senior role.
- Operating model redesign, with clear accountabilities and governance checkpoints
- Planning, prioritisation and resourcing frameworks
- Capability mapping, career frameworks and team design
- Tooling, vendor and spend reviews
- Interim or fractional roles: AI governance lead, RegOps lead, DesignOps or R&D operations lead
Selected results
What this looks like in practice
$1M
secured for a European Accessibility Act programme across R&D, Marketing, Sales and Legal, with 162% ROI in year one
32%
less unplanned work and 24% better on-time delivery within six months
900
working days of productivity regained over two years, roughly 3.5 FTEs
65%
shorter research lead time with a GDPR, PIPEDA and CCPA compliant participant service
Teaching
Teaching & workshops
Guest lecturer since 2003 on digital accessibility, data protection, participative research methods and AI governance, and a certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator.
- In-house training on bringing AI systems to market under the AI Act
- Masterclasses and conference workshops, most recently Design, Create, Comply: Operating AI Workflows Under the EU AI Act (Henry Stewart, 2026)
- Guest lectures at the University of Turin (CIM 4.0 MBA), CY Cergy Paris University, UCL, LSE, Politecnico di Torino, the University of Milan, Milano-Bicocca, Ferrara, IT University of Copenhagen and BME Budapest
- LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and LegoViews workshops for strategy, co-creation and research
Research
Research & academia
Applied research and expert evaluation on AI, data protection and digital inclusion, built on doctoral research at the London School of Economics.
- European Commission expert evaluator and rapporteur since 2006, from FP6 to Horizon Europe (REA, EACEA, DG CONNECT)
- Studies, expert review panels and academic collaborations
- Author or editor of six books and reports and 19 papers
How it starts
Three simple steps
1 · Email me
A few lines about what you have in mind: the regulation, the team, the timing.
2 · Short call
We check it is a good fit and what success would look like.
3 · Proposal
Scope, timing and next steps in writing.
Let’s make regulation work for your teams.
Tell me what you’re working on and we’ll see where I can help.
© 2026 Patrizia Bertini · London
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