Practice area
Governance architecture and decision rights
Map who decides what, on what grounds, and under which escalation rules so authority remains explicit rather than assumed.
Martin Lepage · PhD · Governance Analyst
Institutional Analysis & AI Governance
Tracing the institutional logic behind AI governance decisions — records, claims, and consequences that hold under scrutiny.
How I
work
Research architecture built for decisions that must hold under scrutiny, audit, and public challenge.
01
Claim Boundary Discipline
Separate verified evidence, structured inference, and unresolved uncertainty.
02
Relational Analysis
Read technical systems together with policy language and institutional constraints.
03
Escalation Mapping
Define accountability transfer points before high-pressure decisions are required.
04
Consequence Tracing
Track who bears costs when governance categories and controls fail.
Governance / Advisory
Governance as power made operational.
Design decision rights, evidence pathways, and accountability controls that remain legible under audit, procurement, and public challenge.
Practice area
Evidence design and traceability
Structure records, approvals, and source chains so consequential claims can be inspected, challenged, and defended.
Practice area
Policy translation into operations
Turn standards and principles into concrete procedures teams can execute under deadline without losing accountability.
Practice area
Strategic interpretation and public clarity
Produce briefs, essays, and explanatory texts that connect governance choices to institutional legitimacy and social consequence.
Selected governance work
Evidence before slogans.
Governance records are presented as working structures that can be read, tested, and contested.
Active governance framework project
2026
AI Governance Constitutional Framework: Oversight Infrastructure and Constraint Design
Governance Infrastructure · Constitutional — Oversight Infrastructure and Constraint Design
Governance analyst, writer, and builder
A governance project focused on making AI use legible, reviewable, and defensible through documentation, decision pathways, and accountability design.
View projectApp in development · 72% complete
2026
CompassAI
Governance intake and review app in development
Creator
A governance intake, assessment, and output generation app in development built around directional clarity, structured review, and decision support.
View projectRecent Writing & Research
Contact
Reach out with context and stakes.
Email is the clearest channel. A concise first message with your context, objective, and timeline usually produces the fastest useful reply.
Best fits
- Institutional analysis, legitimacy mapping, and consequence tracing
- Governance architecture, decision traceability, and review protocols
- Public writing, editorial commissions, and media requests
- Autodidact app and workflow tool development for governance contexts
- Talks, guest lectures, and panel programming
- Research collaborations and publication discussions
Inquiry path
Governance engagements
For governance architecture, evidence design, escalation pathways, and institutional accountability work.
Inquiry path
Speaking and events
For conferences, panels, workshops, and guest lectures on governance, legitimacy, culture, and institutional analysis.
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Editorial and media
For commissioned essays, interviews, book conversations, editorial collaboration, and media requests.
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Academic and research
For publication dialogue, collaborative research, scholarly outreach, and archive-related inquiries.