AI is rewriting the rules of enterprise risk management, but can we trust the systems shaping our decisions?

In this episode of Pitch, Build, Scale, host Chris Fanchi sits down with Lily Yeoh, founder and CEO of C1Risk, a governance, risk, and compliance platform that helps enterprises automate cybersecurity programs using AI.

Lily shares her journey from early days in cybersecurity at Texas Instruments and RSA to leading C1Risk — and the lessons she’s learned about AI trust, data transparency, and responsible automation.

You’ll learn:

- How AI is transforming compliance, risk, and cybersecurity oversight across industries

- Why enterprises need standards for AI transparency and model integrity

- How C1Risk is building GRC assistants that leverage AI ethically to improve accuracy and productivity

- The future of AI governance and how companies can prepare for new risk models

🕒 Chapters

00:00 Intro & AI Trust in Data

02:00 Lily Yeoh’s Path into Cybersecurity

06:00 Evolution of Cyber Threats Over 25 Years

10:00 Why She Founded C1Risk

14:00 Building API-First Compliance Automation

20:00 Who Owns Risk in the Enterprise?

23:00 The AI Triad: Misinformation, Models & Cost

27:00 How C1Risk Uses AI Internally

31:00 Building AI-Driven GRC Assistants

33:00 Scaling Challenges & AI Talent Demand

35:00 Funding, Focus & Her “Magic Wand” Wish

Resources

• C1Risk — Enterprise GRC platform: https://C1Risk.com

• Big North Marketing — growth for dev shops & SaaS: https://BigNorthMarketing.com

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