Pascal Beck

Trained in law. Built across banking, ventures, and operations. Now helping organizations govern AI.

I run Navigant, an AI governance advisory firm for Swiss organizations. I help them reduce AI risk, meet regulatory requirements, and build AI they can actually trust. Based in Zurich, open to hybrid and remote across Switzerland.

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Open to AI Governance roles

What I actualy bring to AI Governance

Not a technologist turned governance advisor. A governance professional who understands the technology.

A legal foundation

Most AI regulation is exactly that: regulation. The EU AI Act, the DSG, ISO 42001 are legal and organizational frameworks. My LL.M. from the University of Zurich (Magna Cum Laude) means I don't need to translate legal language. It's where I started.

Ten years across complex organizations

Banking under FINMA oversight. Digital venture building for Swiss corporates. Operations and transformation consulting across industries. Three very different environments, one constant: real governance challenges with real consequences. I've managed risk, led change, and stayed until things worked.

Hands-on with AI

I build AI tools for my business, my clients, and my family's weekly grocery run. I automate workflows, prototype applications, and ship things that work. Governance is better when you actually understand what you're governing.

Testimonials

Farner Consulting AG

Pascal Beck possesses broad expertise and extensive experience in his field, both of which he applied successfully in practice and fully met our expectations.

Chief Operating Officer, Farner Consulting AG

Morrow Ventures AG

He consistently demonstrated the ability to quickly grasp complex issues and structures, and to develop creative yet always practical solutions tailored to the specific requirements.

Co-Founder & Partner, Morrow Ventures AG

Currently /
Open to

I run Navigant, an AI governance advisory firm based in Zurich. I'm also open to the right inhouse opportunity in AI Governance or Responsible AI.

Based in Zurich. Open to hybrid and remote across Switzerland.

Let's talk

My Path

AI Governance Advisor & Co-Founder

Navigant

2024 – today

Where law, banking, tech, and operations finally converge.

  • AI Governance frameworks for Swiss SMEs addressing EU AI Act, DSG/GDPR, and operational risk management

  • AI risk assessments and impact analyses for regulated industries

  • Responsible AI strategy and governance advisory for leadership teams

  • AI-enabled operating models with clear accountability structures

  • AI integration into core business processes with measurable compliance improvements

Senior Operations Consultant

Farner Consulting | Team Farner

2023 – 2024

6 agencies, 150+ people, one CRM transformation. This is where I learned that governance without change management is just a PDF nobody reads.

  • End-to-end CRM transformation: evaluation, data migration, and governance structures for cross-agency collaboration

  • Performance management frameworks with RACI and KPIs

  • Lead-to-cash process optimization: workflow redesign and marketing automation

  • Change management across 4 locations: training, change champions, adoption tracking

  • Weekly senior management meetings on pipeline governance

Senior Venture Architect

Morrow Ventures (Part of Vector8)

2021 – 2023

Evaluating digital initiatives for Swiss corporates, including a Digital General Assembly for a bank where regulatory revision and technology had to work as one.

  • Digital initiative evaluation through business cases, ROI analysis, and steering committee governance

  • Digital General Assembly for a leading Swiss bank: regulatory bylaw revision and digital voting implementation

  • Digital maturity assessments across 6 dimensions with 3-year transformation roadmaps

  • Market entry strategies: business model design, competitive analysis, go-to-market

  • Omnichannel strategy: customer journey analysis, platform architecture, phased rollout

Relationship Manager Entrepreneurs & Executives

Credit Suisse (now UBS)

2016 – 2021

CHF 100M+ in client assets, FINMA-regulated, documentation for everything. Five years of learning that compliance is not a checkbox. It's a practice.

  • Managed 50+ entrepreneur clients with complex financial needs

  • Custom financing and investment strategies based on business and risk analysis

  • Strategic advisor across banking products, credit structures, and private equity

  • Navigated FINMA requirements daily: suitability assessments, KYC/AML, audit-ready documentation

Co-Founder

joinoi GmbH

2014 – 2017

Built a startup while finishing law school. First lesson in building something from nothing, and the start of a pattern.

  • Full product lifecycle: ideation, MVP, usability testing, launch

  • Scaled through referral campaigns and university partnerships

  • Product ownership, user-centric design, data-driven decision-making

LL.M, Magna Cum Laude

University of Zurich

2010 – 2016

Where it started. Thinking in frameworks, navigating regulation, and learning to read the fine print.

Built with AI

I govern AI for a living. I also build with it, because the best way to understand something is to actually use it. When something doesn't exist the way I need it, I make it. From internal client tooling to personal experiments that keep me sharp.

SEO/GEO Audit Tool

Existing tools showed me how my website ranked. None of them walked me through what to change and showed me the impact. So I built one that does: step-by-step guidance with before/after charts as you go.

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Family Meal Planner

No existing app planned our week the way we wanted. So I built one. It suggests healthy, quick menus, adapts each week based on what we liked and what we actually had, and gets better over time.

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Selected Work

AI Governance Advisory · Navigant · Zurich, 2024 to today

From EU AI Act to Operational Reality

Swiss SMEs face the same AI regulation as global corporations, but with a fraction of the legal and compliance resources. I develop governance frameworks that are rigorous enough to satisfy regulators and practical enough for organizations to actually use.

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Operations and Change Management · Farner · Zurich, 2023 to 2024

When 6 Agencies Need to Work as One

A communications group running 6 agencies on different systems, processes, and cultures. The CRM was the easy part. The governance structure that made 150 people actually use it was not.

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Digital Transformation and Regulatory Revision · Morrow Ventures · 2022

When a Swiss Bank Rewrites Its Rules

Swiss banks don't change their statutes casually. Getting a leading institution to revise its regulatory bylaws and move its General Assembly to a digital platform required navigating legal requirements, stakeholder alignment, and technical delivery at the same time.

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My Stack

Claude / AI Assistants

Research, analysis, content, tool building

n8n

Workflow automation and AI integrations

Attio CRM

Pipeline and relationship management

Notion

Governance documentation and project delivery

Cursor

AI-assisted development

Framer

Website building and rapid prototyping

Let’s talk

Curious whether I'm the right fit for your team or project? I'm always happy to connect.

My Path

AI Governance Advisor & Co-Founder

Navigant

2024 – Present

Where law, banking, tech, and operations finally converge.

  • AI Governance frameworks for Swiss SMEs addressing EU AI Act, DSG/GDPR, and operational risk management

  • AI risk assessments and impact analyses for regulated industries

  • Responsible AI strategy and governance advisory for leadership teams

  • AI-enabled operating models with clear accountability structures

  • AI integration into core business processes with measurable compliance improvements

Senior Operations Consultant

Farner Consulting AG

2023 – 2024

6 agencies, 150+ people, one CRM transformation. This is where I learned that governance without change management is just a PDF nobody reads.

  • End-to-end CRM transformation: evaluation, data migration, and governance structures for cross-agency collaboration

  • Performance management frameworks with RACI and KPIs

  • Lead-to-cash process optimization: workflow redesign and marketing automation

  • Change management across 4 locations: training, change champions, adoption tracking

  • Weekly senior management meetings on pipeline governance

Senior Venture Architect

Morrow Ventures AG

2021 – 2023

Evaluating digital initiatives for Swiss corporates, including a Digital General Assembly for a bank where regulatory revision and technology had to work as one.

  • Digital initiative evaluation through business cases, ROI analysis, and steering committee governance

  • Digital General Assembly for a leading Swiss bank: regulatory bylaw revision and digital voting implementation

  • Digital maturity assessments across 6 dimensions with 3-year transformation roadmaps

  • Market entry strategies: business model design, competitive analysis, go-to-market

  • Omnichannel strategy: customer journey analysis, platform architecture, phased rollout

Relationship Manager Entrepreneurs & Executives

Credit Suisse (now UBS)

2017 – 2021

CHF 100M+ in client assets, FINMA-regulated, documentation for everything. Five years of learning that compliance is not a checkbox. It's a practice.

  • Managed 50+ entrepreneur clients with complex financial needs

  • Custom financing and investment strategies based on business and risk analysis

  • Strategic advisor across banking products, credit structures, and private equity

  • Navigated FINMA requirements daily: suitability assessments, KYC/AML, audit-ready documentation

Co-Founder

joinoi GmbH

2014 – 2017

Built a startup while finishing law school. First lesson in building something from nothing, and the start of a pattern.

  • Full product lifecycle: ideation, MVP, usability testing, launch

  • Scaled through referral campaigns and university partnerships

  • Product ownership, user-centric design, data-driven decision-making

LL.M., Magna Cum Laude

University of Zurich

2010 – 2016

Where it started. Thinking in frameworks, navigating regulation, and learning to read the fine print.