AI Has Entered Its Accountability Era — Gartner Names Credo AI a Cool Vendor

To us, The Gartner 2025 Cool Vendor report signals a turning point: AI governance is now a strategic imperative for CISOs, CAIOs, and Boards. Download the report to understand the emerging blueprint for operational AI trust.

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The shift Gartner just confirmed

The age of AI experimentation is over. Enterprises are accelerating deployment — but without governance, they face rising risk, regulatory pressure, and board scrutiny.

We believe the Gartner recognition of Credo AI is not about celebration. It is a signal that AI governance has matured into an operational discipline.

This report is essential for leaders responsible for AI integrity, security, and trust at scale.

What this report reveals

Gartner highlights a critical gap between AI ambition and accountability — and identifies AI governance as the missing link. Inside, you'll discover:

Strategic Imperatives for Enterprise AI Governance

Why CISOs and CAIOs are becoming primary stewards of AI risk
How to build a unified AI inventory to combat Shadow AI
Moving from policy documents to active, continuous assurance

Regulation & Compliance Impact

Preparing for the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001
Translating governance into auditable evidence

Governance as the Trust OS

Establishing enterprise-wide accountability frameworks
Governing both first-party and third-party AI systems

Read it all in the Gartner Cool Vendor Report

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Why Credo AI was chosen

Combining platform oversight with advisory partnership to build long-term governance system. Governance you can prove. AI you can trust.

Who should download this report?

CISOs, CAIOs, CIOs

AI Risk & Compliance Leaders

Security, Legal & Audit Executives

Governance & Oversight Committees

Lead with Confidence

Join the enterprises shifting from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide adoption—with governance built-in, not bolted on.

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About Credo AI

Credo AI is the category-defining leader in AI governance, enabling the world’s most iconic enterprises to adopt and scale AI with trust.

Our AI Governance Platform and Advisory Services empower organizations to confidently adopt and scale trusted AI — from Generative to Agentic. Our centralized platform measures, monitors, and manages AI risk, enabling customers to maximize AI’s value while mitigating security, privacy, compliance, and operational challenges. With Credo AI, teams gain a single command center for AI oversight across use cases, closed and open source models, datasets, agents, and vendors. By ensuring alignment with global AI regulations, industry standards, and company values, we help future-proof AI investments and drive long-term value.

Credo AI supports public and private sector customers across high-stakes use cases, helping federal teams ensure oversight and compliance aligned with AI in Action, the NIST AI RMF, EO 13960, and ISO 42001.

Recognized by Fast Company, CB Insights, Inc.,  and the World Economic Forum, Credo AI powers trust in AI at enterprise scale. Learn more at www.credo.ai.
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