Prof. Hernan Huwyler is a globally recognized expert in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), specializing in the intersection of legal mandates and technological operations. He currently serves as the Academic Director for Compliance, Risk, and AI programs at IE Business School and IE Law School, where he was recognized with the 2025 Lifelong Learning Award for Best Professor. Concurrently, he is a Senior Manager at Capgemini Invent’s Applied AI Lab, leading enterprise-wide AI governance and risk modeling initiatives for multinational corporations.
With over two decades of experience, Hernan has held senior leadership roles including Head of Risk Management & Internal Control at Milestone Systems (Canon Group) and key governance positions at Danske Bank, ISS World, and Deloitte. His work focuses on "operationalizing" regulation—transforming abstract legal requirements (such as the EU AI Act, ISO 42001, and GDPR) into quantifiable, auditable business controls. He is a pioneer in the
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration (MBA) – [Specialization in Strategy & Finance] Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – [Focus on Audit, Internal Controls, and Forensic Accounting]Executive Education in Law & Digital Technologies – Specializations in GDPR, IT Law, and Algorithmic Regulation.
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Artificial Intelligence, Business, Management and Accounting, Law, General Decision Sciences
Publications
Articles
Huwyler, H. (2025). "Quantitative Risk Assessment in R: An Open-Source Convolutional Framework for Modeling Uncertainty and Journal of Applied Accounting and Finance Science. DOI: 10.5281/
Huwyler, H. (2025). "Standardized Threat Taxonomy for AI Security, Governance, and Regulatory IE Interfaces. DOI: 10.5281/
Conference Papers
Huwyler, H. (2025). "A Unified Framework for Operationalizing EU AI Act Compliance: Integrating Risk Management, Technical Documentation, and Human Oversight for High-Risk [Conference Name]. November 2025.
Huwyler, H. (2025). "Architecting Intelligent Predictive Systems: Embedding Predictive Risk Models with Conformal Uncertainty [Conference Name]. November 2025.
Presentations and Working Papers
Huwyler, H. (2025). "IDA - Quantitative Risk Management and Presentation. November 2025.
