About · Who we are

Structural AI governance for the companies building America's future.

Headquartered in Manchester, Connecticut, Kneuralabs LLC delivers AI governance advisory services built for the realities of the U.S. mid-market — companies with complex AI landscapes, limited governance infrastructure, and real regulatory exposure.

Our mission

Governance that is clear, defensible, and built to last.

Every mid-market company running AI deserves that — not only the enterprises with the budget to build it in-house.

Piyal Gupta spent 15 years in enterprise risk — the last several building AI governance frameworks — for organizations with the infrastructure to do it right: dedicated compliance teams, enterprise legal departments, and frameworks written by specialists. Then he started working with mid-market companies. The AI exposure was identical. The regulatory pressure was identical. The governance infrastructure was not. Not because these companies didn't care — because nobody had built the right thing for them.

Kneuralabs was built to close that gap. We combine deep regulatory expertise in NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and the EU AI Act with a pragmatic, business-first approach to governance. We don't write policies that sit in drawers. We build governance programs that run.

Leadership

Driving the future of accountable AI.

Our leadership team brings together governance strategy, regulatory expertise, and operational execution — built specifically for the realities of the U.S. mid-market.

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Piyal Gupta

A former AI risk leader with 15+ years building governance strategy for Fortune 500 companies, Piyal founded Kneuralabs on the conviction that structured AI governance should not be the exclusive domain of large enterprises. He leads every client engagement strategy and oversees the KneuraLens™ methodology.

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Piyali Dhar

Piyali drives operational excellence and regulatory alignment across every Kneuralabs engagement. She architects governance frameworks that integrate seamlessly with existing business workflows. Her background spans financial services compliance and enterprise risk management.

Managing Director · LinkedIn →
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Gautham Dhar

A trusted voice on AI ethics, policy, and international standards alignment, Gautham guides Kneuralabs' strategic direction and ensures our methodologies remain current with the rapidly evolving AI regulatory landscape.

Pro Bono Strategic Advisor · LinkedIn →
How we work

Four principles. No exceptions.

Headquartered at Manchester, CT 06042, serving mid-market companies across the United States — with depth in healthcare, financial services, professional services, and technology.

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Precision

Every engagement is scoped with precision — no generic outputs, no wasted effort. We spend more time on scoping than most consultancies spend on delivery.

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Transparency

Plain-language outputs. No jargon. No inflated complexity. AI governance should be understood by every person who owns a piece of it.

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Defensibility

Governance built to withstand regulatory scrutiny and enterprise audit. Defensibility is not a feature — it is the baseline.

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Sustainability

Governance your team can run independently, long after we leave. We build capability, not dependency.

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Connecticut law

All engagements are governed under Connecticut law, with disputes resolved through AAA arbitration in Hartford, Connecticut.

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Reach us

hello@kneuralabs.com · Manchester, CT 06042 · Response within one business day.

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