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I work in information governance: the practice of deciding what an organization should keep, for how long, who should see it, and why. I do it for a living, and I write about it because the field has plenty of people doing the work and too few thinking publicly about it.<\/p>\n
This site is the version of me I control. Read what I think on What I Believe<\/a>. Read what I’ve published or said on Speaking & Publications<\/a> and Writing<\/a>. Or reach out via Talk to Me<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/chrishockey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Chris-Hockey-GD-Photo.jpg” alt=”Chris Hockey, Senior Manager of Information Governance” title_text=”Chris Hockey” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.16″ border_radii=”on|12px|12px|12px|12px” border_width_all=”4px” border_color_all=”#FFFFFF” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.25)” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Three Pillars” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”40px||40px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”1200px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true” background_color=”#ffffff” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_text_color=”#718096″ header_3_letter_spacing=”2px” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font_size=”26px” header_4_line_height=”1.3em” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.7em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n AI governance is becoming the dominant organizational conversation about information. Most of the frameworks being applied to it were built for something else. I write about what holds up under contact with real systems.<\/p>\n Read what I think \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true” background_color=”#ffffff” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_text_color=”#718096″ header_3_letter_spacing=”2px” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font_size=”26px” header_4_line_height=”1.3em” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.7em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Information governance is older than AI and harder than people give it credit for. The questions \u2014 what to keep, for how long, who can see it, why \u2014 don’t get easier when the volume goes up. Most of my work, and most of my writing, sits here.<\/p>\n Read what I think \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true” background_color=”#ffffff” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”14px” header_3_text_color=”#718096″ header_3_letter_spacing=”2px” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font_size=”26px” header_4_line_height=”1.3em” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.7em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Policy is the easy part. The gap between a written policy and a working program is where most governance efforts fall apart. I think about that gap and how to close it.<\/p>\n Read what I think \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Navigation tiles” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”40px||60px||true|false” background_color=”#f8f9fb” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”1100px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_align=”center” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”2em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n What I Believe<\/strong><\/a> \u00b7 Writing<\/strong><\/a> \u00b7 Speaking & Publications<\/strong><\/a> \u00b7 Talk to Me<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Disclaimer” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”20px||40px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”780px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||on||||||” text_text_align=”center” text_font_size=”14px” text_text_color=”#666666″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nAI GOVERNANCE<\/h3>\n
What works in practice, what doesn’t, and where the field is getting it wrong.<\/h4>\n
INFORMATION GOVERNANCE<\/h3>\n
Records, retention, and the long arc of what organizations should keep.<\/h4>\n
OPERATIONAL READINESS<\/h3>\n
Where governance programs actually live or die.<\/h4>\n