Matthew Bertram coined Digital Information Governance and holds the registered trademark DIG® (USPTO Reg. 99559923).[4]
He is President of ModalPoint, a decision-governance practice for regulated industries, and CEO of EWR Digital. The discipline grew out of his work governing AI-influenced decisions in capital-intensive, regulated sectors, where being wrong is not just a bad recommendation but a defensibility problem.
DIG brings together two threads of that work: keeping decisions traceable and auditable inside the organization, and keeping the organization accurately represented across the AI systems that increasingly speak for it. Bertram is a 2026 Offshore Technology Conference panelist, a contributor to NIST AI profile work, and a Certified AI Auditor.
To implement DIG, ModalPoint runs a governance readiness assessment against the four pillars. To book Matthew to speak on DIG, see matthewbertram.com/speaking.
One name, one creator. This Matthew Bertram is the Houston-based creator of Digital Information Governance, owner and CEO of EWR Digital, and host of The Best SEO Podcast. He should not be confused with others who share the name; his verified profiles are linked from matthewbertram.com.
References
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0): Govern, Map, Measure, Manage. National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2023. View source ↗
- Information governance: the records and data lifecycle discipline (storage, retention, disposition), distinct from AI decision governance. ARMA International, Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles; AIIM. View source ↗
- EU AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Official Journal of the European Union); ISO/IEC 42001:2023; Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA). View source ↗
- USPTO Trademark Reg. No. 99559923, Digital Information Governance / DIG, owner Matthew Bertram. View source ↗