Independent. Methodical. On the record.
Veracity AI exists because most organizations using AI today cannot produce a written, defensible account of what their AI is doing. Not because they are hiding it, but because the gap between the system and the documentation widens faster than anyone can close it.
Who does this work.
Veracity AI is led by Gary Trautmann, its founder and principal.
One principal, by design. The discipline is closer to financial audit than software consulting: what is this system actually doing, why, and how do we keep the wrong outcomes from recurring.
- Ph.D.Organizational Development and Leadership, University of Arizona. Dissertation on AI bias mitigation and governance structures in technology enterprises.
- TRACEA registered governance methodology. U.S. Copyright Office, registration TX 9-584-804.
- ~3 decadesFinancial services technology, most recently as a Senior Problem Manager at FIS: systematic investigation, documented root cause, accountability for outcomes.
- Since 1986Formal training in AI and robotics at the University of Missouri-Rolla, and early commercial work with IBM expert systems.
- Doctoral dissertation (ProQuest) ↗ "Organizational Leadership for Ethical AI: A Governance Model for Bias Mitigation." University of Arizona, 2025.
- U.S. Copyright Office record ↗ TRACE methodology, registration number TX 9-584-804.
- LinkedIn profile ↗ Professional history, including roughly three decades in financial-services technology and tenure at FIS.
Audit AI systems against the claims made about them, classify governance maturity, and hand the written record to the people who need it: boards, regulators, acquirers, customers.
Structured questionnaires, document review, and targeted system tests. A written report that names what is working, what is partial, what is decorative, and what is a gap. No theater.
We do not build AI systems, sell models, or hold a stake in any vendor or framework. The independence is the product.
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