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Mary Hartwell · AI & Data Governance Advisor AI is moving fast. Is your organization actually ready for it?

I help leaders put the governance, data, accountability and operating structure behind AI — so innovation can move forward without the organization guessing its way through it.

  • Data Governance
  • AI Governance
  • AI Strategy
  • AI Readiness
  • Responsible AI
  • AI Risk & Compliance
  • Data Quality
  • Operating Model
  • AI Adoption & Change

Built governance from zero at

  • United Technologies
  • II-VI
  • Axiall
  • Syniti
  • Manufacturing
  • Life Sciences
  • Chemicals
  • Consumer Products
  • Technology
  • Enterprise SAP environments
Influential Women recognizes Mary Hartwell, Founder, Hartwell & Co. (opens LinkedIn post)
Recognition · Jul 2026

Recognized by Influential Women

“This recognition isn’t about a title or a badge. It’s about every difficult conversation… Every time I chose integrity over the easy answer… Every executive who trusted me to help navigate complex transformations.”

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What I Believe

AI isn't a strategy.

Bad data doesn't become good data because you fed it to AI.

If you can't trace AI value to a measurable business outcome, don't call it ROI.

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Latest thinking

My newest post and podcast conversation.

Who's Minding the Farm? graphic: experience, business knowledge and change leadership over a farm at sunrise (opens LinkedIn post)
Latest Insight · Oct 19, 2026

Who Is Minding the Farm, Part Deux!

If you were laid off recently: what you know still matters, maybe more now than it was a year ago.

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Enterprise Data Podcast, full episode. Billy Thomas Podcast: Mary Hartwell and Billy Thomas laughing together, side by side
As heard on · Enterprise Data Podcast

AI Will Not Fix the Data Problems You Never Solved

A full conversation with Billy Thomas on data ownership, shadow AI, hallucinations and why AI can’t fix problems you never solved. 47 minutes.

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  1. Do you know where AI is being used across your organization?
  2. Do you trust the data feeding it?
  3. Can you prove the business value it's creating?

If any answer is "not really," that's where we start. I'll tell you what the evidence says — not what's easiest to sell you.

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