Reduce Risk,
Prevent Disruption

AI STEERING COMMITTEE

Growing organizations can’t afford disruptions caused by unclear AI decisions or security gaps. When ownership isn’t defined, AI use can interrupt operations, expose sensitive data, and create compliance issues that slow growth. The AI Steering Committee Charter helps you get ahead of these risks by documenting who is responsible for decisions, what oversight applies, and how issues are handled.

As AI use expands across your organization, clear and repeatable governance becomes essential. This charter establishes a simple, structured approach so leadership can:

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Approve cases

Clarify who approves new AI tools and use cases

Define guardrails

Define guardrails that trigger review or escalation

Innovation

Balance innovation with practical risk controls

By replacing informal approvals with a documented process, you can minimize inconsistent deployments, reduce compliance risk, and avoid reactive decision-making before problems impact daily operations.

Organizations adopting AI know they need clear rules, but many haven’t written down who makes decisions or how approvals work. Without that clarity, AI use is driven by assumptions, which can lead to security issues, compliance gaps, and confusion when something goes wrong. This charter template defines who approves AI tools and use cases, what oversight is required, and when concerns must be escalated—so governance becomes a simple, documented process instead of an informal one.

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What You Get with This Charter

Ready-to-customize governance document

This template provides a ready-to-customize governance document that’s suitable for executive review and adoption. It includes key sections such as:

  • Committee purpose and decision authority
  • Roles, responsibilities, and voting rights
  • Use case classifications and approval criteria
  • Risk thresholds for escalation
  • Reporting, meeting cadence, and charter updates

Each section includes clear prompts and placeholders to accelerate adoption and reduce ambiguity.

Designed for Growing Organizations

Designed for organizations

Whether your organization is just beginning to formalize AI use or expanding AI across multiple teams, this charter helps leadership align on ownership, oversight, and decision-making. It is designed for organizations without a dedicated AI governance function and can be implemented by a small leadership group.

It is especially useful for:

  • Business owners and executive leaders
  • IT and security leaders responsible for AI tools
  • Compliance or risk owners supporting operational decisions
  • Department leaders sponsoring AI use cases

 

How Organizations Typically Use It

Group of leaders from IT

Organizations typically bring together a small group of leaders from IT, security, and business operations to complete the charter collaboratively. Once finalized, the charter becomes the reference point for:

  • Approving or rejecting new AI tools and use cases
  • Defining when risk or compliance concerns must be escalated
  • Clarifying who owns decisions and who provides oversight
  • Aligning AI initiatives with organizational risk tolerance

A documented charter reduces ad-hoc decision-making and gives leaders a consistent way to govern AI use without slowing innovation.

Ready to Adopt Structured AI Governance?

Download the AI Steering Committee Charter now to establish accountability, reduce risk, and govern AI adoption with clarity before the next audit, implementation request, or executive escalation arises.