Author · Speaker · Trusted AI Advisor
Dale Martin
Building Trusted AI from the Inside Out.
Three decades in enterprise technology. Now building what comes next — a book, a practice, and an honest record of the road.
Author · Speaker · Trusted AI Advisor
Building Trusted AI from the Inside Out.
Three decades in enterprise technology. Now building what comes next — a book, a practice, and an honest record of the road.
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Whether you came for the book, the writing, or the advisory practice — start here.
Three decades of lessons, written plain for leaders navigating AI. June 2026. Get first access — reviewer copies and launch-day notes.
Building Trusted AI from the Inside Out. June 1, 2026. Reserve your spot — reviewer copies, launch-day notes, and first access when it ships.
Writing on AI, trust, and the systems that make things work — from someone who started with zero technical skills and a lot of questions.
Browse the journal →Trusted AI advisory for leaders who need real answers, not theory. Assessment, governance design, and board-level guidance.
mortarcloud.ai →About
After three decades building, running, and governing technology at every scale — most recently leading responsible AI for Thermo Fisher Scientific's 100,000+ employees — Dale Martin is building what comes next.
Through MortarCloud, Dale helps leaders, entrepreneurs, and practitioners build AI they can actually trust — with a framework grounded in real enterprise experience, not theory.
He's a systems thinker who believes AI doesn't replace wisdom, it unleashes it.
Full bio →Speaking topics
Trusted AI from the Inside Out
Why governance-first is a competitive strategy, not a compliance burden.
The Quiet Risks
The AI threats you defended against — and the ones you didn't see coming.
Enterprise AI at Scale
What 30 years and 100,000+ employees actually teach you about deploying AI.
The AI Trust Advantage
How organizations that build trust into their AI will outcompete those that don't.
Occasional notes on trusted AI, building in public, and lessons from the campfire.
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