Adam Fischer

AI & Data Governance  •  Responsible AI  •  Technology Risk  •  Regulated Financial Services

Orlando area, Florida  |  hello@praxis-hq.ai  |  LinkedIn

Summary

Thirty years inside regulated financial institutions — Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Citi and BNY Mellon — delivering the systems that governance frameworks are written about, and working inside the controls that govern them. Now building the governance itself: a five-level AI-governance maturity framework anchored to NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001 and the EU AI Act, with a live self-assessment tool, alongside a thirteen-paper published library on directing AI and reclaiming data sovereignty. Fluent enough in the technology to challenge an engineering team on its own terms, and experienced enough in delivery to know which controls survive contact with a shipping roadmap.

Highlights

Experience

Praxis — Founder & COO

Jul 2026 – Present

AI-native product studio: applied AI, AI-governance tooling, data-sovereignty consulting, and technical publishing.

MPCH — Business Operations Manager

Nov 2024 – Jun 2026

Privacy-focused technology company at the intersection of applied AI and data sovereignty.

BNY Mellon — Director of Product Delivery, Digital Assets Technology

2021 – 2023

World's largest custody bank, with over $46 trillion in assets under custody.

Minorcan Construction Group — Market Manager, Orlando

2017 – Oct 2024

Statewide restoration and disaster-recovery contractor; the Orlando operation ran through its subsidiary, Florida Roof Specialists.

Mass Communications — Business Development Manager

2016 – 2017

MindSHIFT / Ricoh — Senior National Account Manager

2012 – 2017

Millennium Consulting Group, LLC — Business Partner / Owner & PMO Manager

2004 – 2012

Deutsche Bank — Senior Project Manager, Windows Migration

2003 – 2004

Morgan Stanley — Manager of Distributed Systems Service, North America

2000 – 2002

Earlier

Lead Project Manager, Y2K Application Testing & Remediation — Cablevision  •  Interim Director of Technology — Schroder Capital Management  •  Global Program Manager — Citi  •  Sergeant / Instructor, Auxiliary Police — N.Y.P.D.

Core skills

AI GovernanceData GovernanceResponsible AINIST AI RMFISO/IEC 42001EU AI ActRisk-Based Policy DesignData Ownership, Lineage & ClassificationData Lifecycle & RetentionThird-Party & Vendor AI RiskGenerative AI & LLM OversightModel-Risk CoordinationInformation SecurityBusiness Continuity & Disaster RecoveryPrivacy & Data SovereigntyProgram & Project Management (PMO)Executive CommunicationChange ManagementTeam Leadership

Education, certifications & affiliations

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