# Owen Sakawa

> Owen Sakawa writes and advises on post-deployment AI governance for systems in production, with a focus on runtime controls, AI compliance, and accountability in use.

## Pages
- Home: https://owensakawa.com/
- Biography: https://owensakawa.com/biography
- Post-deployment AI governance: https://owensakawa.com/post-deployment-ai-governance
- Insights: https://owensakawa.com/insights
- Research: https://owensakawa.com/research
- Resources: https://owensakawa.com/ai-safety-hub
- Media: https://owensakawa.com/media
- Press kit: https://owensakawa.com/press-kit

## Guides
- Runtime AI governance framework: https://owensakawa.com/guides/runtime-governance-framework

## Topic pages
- AI governance expert: https://owensakawa.com/ai-governance-expert
- AI safety expert: https://owensakawa.com/ai-safety-expert
- AI policy expert: https://owensakawa.com/ai-policy-expert
- AI compliance expert: https://owensakawa.com/ai-compliance-expert
- AI risk expert: https://owensakawa.com/ai-risk-expert

## Flagship analysis
- AI Safety 2026: From Risk to Resilience: https://owensakawa.com/insights/state-of-ai-safety-2026
- What happens when AI is wrong after deployment?: https://owensakawa.com/insights/what-happens-when-ai-is-wrong-after-deployment
- AI governance after launch: https://owensakawa.com/insights/ai-governance-after-launch
- Why AI compliance fails when it stops at documentation: https://owensakawa.com/insights/why-ai-compliance-fails-when-it-stops-at-documentation
- The EU AI Act will expose weak post-deployment controls: https://owensakawa.com/insights/the-eu-ai-act-will-expose-weak-post-deployment-controls
- AI safety vs AI governance vs AI compliance: https://owensakawa.com/insights/ai-safety-vs-ai-governance-vs-ai-compliance
- How to build an AI incident response function: https://owensakawa.com/insights/how-to-build-an-ai-incident-response-function

## Public framing
- Founder of Elloe AI
- Writes and advises on post-deployment AI governance for systems in production
- Focuses on runtime controls, monitoring, escalation, compliance, and accountability for live AI systems

## External references
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sakawa/
- TechCrunch coverage: https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/28/elloe-ai-wants-to-be-the-immune-system-for-ai-check-it-out-at-disrupt-2025/
- D CEO profile: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2026/january-february/how-owen-sakawas-passion-for-technology-led-him-kenya-to-the-u-s/