{"product_id":"accountable-brian-h-zahn-9798995520818","title":"Accountable: A CFO's Framework for Governing AI Before You're Asked to Defend It","description":"\u003cp\u003eYour organization is using AI. The question is whether anyone has built the system to govern it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot a policy document. Not an ethics statement. A working governance system with ownership at every level, cost visibility your board can act on, and an accountability chain that does not end at 'the vendor handles that.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost AI governance books are written by consultants observing from the outside or academics studying the problem in theory. This one was written by a sitting CFO who manages a billion-dollar capital improvement program, oversees a $65M operating budget, and answers to a governing board. The frameworks in this book were built because they had to work under real institutional scrutiny, not because they tested well in a workshop. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAccountable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is built around the \u003cb\u003eFACT Framework\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cb\u003eFairness, Accountability, Compliance, and Transparency\u003c\/b\u003e. It gives senior leaders a structured, repeatable system for governing AI with the same rigor they already apply to financial controls and regulatory compliance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat this book delivers that others do not: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA maturity scoring system (the FACT AI Governance Score) that gives your organization a baseline today and a measurable target for next quarter. Not a philosophical model. A numeric assessment you can present to your board. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 90-day governance sprint plan that moves from assessment through implementation. Not a multi-year roadmap. A deployment timeline that fits inside one budget cycle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoard-ready reporting templates built by someone who writes board reports for a living. Not slide deck concepts. Actual templates you can adapt to your governance structure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA cost framework (Total Cost of AI Ownership) that quantifies what AI governance actually costs, so you can budget for it instead of discovering it after the audit findings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn accountability chain model that assigns ownership at every level, from the board resolution to the frontline user, so governance does not stall at 'someone should look into that.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book was not written for AI engineers, data scientists, or technology teams. It was written for the people who will be asked to explain, defend, and account for how their organization governs AI: CFOs, board members, general managers, compliance officers, internal auditors, and the senior leaders who sign off on what the organization builds, buys, and deploys. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe companion Accountable Governance Toolkit (available separately) provides the Excel-based implementation tools: FACT score sheets, board templates, cost models, and the full 90-day sprint plan.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian H. Zahn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995520818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pacific Meridian Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Brian H. Zahn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50546575966463,"sku":"9798995520818","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb40e753-c90c-4cc9-b3c4-79e8d98e11ae.jpg?v=1790538145","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/accountable-brian-h-zahn-9798995520818","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}