Data Fusion Analytics
Enterprise data architecture and AI governance consulting based in Santa Monica, CA.
Data Fusion Analytics is an enterprise data architecture and AI governance consulting firm based in Santa Monica, CA. With over 20 years of experience across data engineering, cloud data platforms, analytics, lakehouse modernization, and governance, we help organizations build secure, scalable, AI-ready data foundations.
Our clients are private-sector enterprises whose CIOs, CDOs, CISOs, enterprise architects, data platform owners, and legal / compliance leaders need to modernize their data platforms and prove that their AI systems are governed — not merely policy-compliant.
Where we're deepest
Governance is a platform outcome, not a policy document.
AI governance cannot be proven through policy documents alone. It depends on the underlying data platform: identity controls, access policies, lineage, metadata, quality checks, audit logs, and observability. Data Fusion Analytics combines governance strategy with hands-on platform architecture — which is why ProofLayer AI lives inside Data Fusion Analytics, not beside it.
Practitioner-led from the top down
Data Fusion Analytics is led by Girum Assefa, an Enterprise Data & AI Architect with more than 20 years of experience building and governing cloud-native data and AI platforms for Fortune 500 organizations.
Meet the leadership team