About EAIC
EAIC is a UK-based AI governance specialist founded by enterprise practitioners. We exist to make rigorous, financially grounded AI governance accessible to the regulated organisations that need it most.
Our story
EAIC was founded by Declan Ellard and Austin Sharpley after repeated encounters with the same problem: organisations knew they had AI risk but had no affordable, rigorous way to quantify it, address it, or present it credibly to a board.
The Big 4 were too expensive and too slow. SaaS tools assumed an inventory that didn't exist. Internal teams lacked the independence that boards and regulators require.
EAIC Ltd was incorporated in 2023 and is registered in England and Wales (Company No. 15383061). We are based in Stroud, Gloucestershire, and work with clients across the UK.
The founders
Co-Founder & CEO
20+ years delivering enterprise transformation across financial services, energy, logistics, gaming, and retail — including HSBC and major FTSE 100 organisations. Declan brings agile delivery discipline, commercial rigour, and a practitioner's understanding of what boards actually need.
linkedin.com/in/declane ↗Co-Founder
Austin's work centres on the financial architecture of AI governance — the conviction that risk scores without monetary value are opinions, not decisions. He built the Sentinel Capital Allocation Engine and the financial modelling methodology that underpins every engagement.
linkedin.com/in/austin-sharpley ↗A Sentinel Diagnostic takes one day and starts at £3,500. Most clients find more than 100× that figure in risk exposure and automation opportunity.
Fixed fee · No day-rate surprises · No commitment beyond the Diagnostic
