The Insider You Built
How Organizations Stay in Control of Autonomous AI Agents
AI is moving from answering questions to taking action. This book shows leaders, teams, and individuals how to get real value from AI without giving up control.
By Camille Stewart Gloster, former Deputy National Cyber Director at the White House.
Available September 15, 2026 from Wiley.
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What People Are Saying
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"At a time when too many are trying to adapt to AI rather than shape it, this book puts agency back in the hands of the people."
— Michele L. Jawando, CEO, Omidyar Network
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"Mandatory reading for any leader leveraging AI in real-world environments."
–Rob Duhart Jr., Chief Security Officer, Oracle
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"This isn't another dense book on AI control. It's an engaging, highly readable guide that meets everyone where they are, from technical leaders to everyday users."
— Keith White, EVP, Chief Global Safety & Security Officer at Salesforce
About The Book
We must move from governance of systems to governance within systems.
AI agents now plan, decide, and act inside operational workflows. Policies written for yesterday's software cannot keep up with systems that operate with delegated authority.
The Insider You Built introduces the Authority-Centered Enforcement™ (ACE) Framework, a practical architecture for embedding governance into execution. It gives leaders a way to define what AI is allowed to do, trace its decisions, intervene at runtime, and preserve accountability as autonomy scales.
Who it's for
Enterprise and business leaders navigating AI adoption. Builders and product teams designing for trust at scale. Security, safety, and risk teams moving from reaction to embedded control. Educators preparing the next generation. Investors and boards evaluating governability as a strategic advantage. And a bonus chapter, available with purchase, brings the framework home for anyone whose daily life now runs through AI agents.
Bonus Chapter:
AI in Everyday Life
Control Is Not Just an Enterprise Challenge
This bonus chapter extends the book’s governance framework beyond the enterprise and into everyday life, helping readers navigate a world where AI systems increasingly filter information, coordinate decisions, make purchases, manage schedules, and act on their behalf.
Available for download with purchase.
Events
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Camille is bringing The Insider You Built to boardrooms, campuses, conferences, and communities through executive briefings, workshops, salons, and keynotes.
Interested in an event that does not include registration details? Click here to request an invitation.
Bring this conversation to your organization.
Camille delivers keynotes, executive briefings, workshops, and private salons built around The Insider You Built, tailored for boards, leadership teams, investor groups, universities, and policy audiences. Engagements are customized to your format and audience, messaging aligned with your business, and every event includes books for your attendees.
Event dates are filling fast for fall & Winter 2026. Request a date for your organization below and our event team will follow up with availability and engagement packages.
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St. Thomas Renaissance Foundation Gala
August 15, 2026 | Kingston, Jamaica
Camille will deliver the keynote and be honored at the St. Thomas Renaissance Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Gala. Thanks to a generous donation, every attendee will receive a copy of The Insider You Built. Join Us.
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Official Washington, DC Launch Event
September 23, 2026 | Washington, DC
Join Camille Stewart Gloster for the official launch of The Insider You Built: How Organizations Stay in Control of Autonomous AI Agents.
This invitation-only gathering will bring together leaders across technology, policy, cybersecurity, business, and civil society for a timely conversation on AI autonomy, organizational control, and the governance models needed as intelligent systems begin acting on behalf of institutions.
To be considered for an invitation or explore partnership opportunities, please reach out.
EU Embassy Book Club Conversation
Week of October 27, 2026 | Washington, DC
The conversation continues the week of October 27 with an intimate book club gathering at the EU Embassy focused on The Insider You Built and its implications for governments, institutions, and global organizations navigating AI adoption.
The discussion will explore delegated authority, institutional resilience, and the governance choices that shape whether AI strengthens or destabilizes organizations.
Chief DC
A January 2027 conversation with Chief DC is also being planned to equip women executives to lead confidently as AI reshapes work, risk, and organizational power.
To be considered for an invitation or suggest a related conversation, please reach out.
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Week of October 20, 2026 | San Francisco Bay Area
Executive Roundtable
Camille Stewart Gloster will be in the Bay Area the week of October 20 for a series of events, executive conversations, and private meetings around The Insider You Built: How Organizations Stay in Control of Autonomous AI Agents.
Acrew Capital and Silicon Valley Bank will host an invitation-only executive roundtable with founders, investors, operators, and security leaders on what it takes to scale AI and autonomous agents without losing control.
AI Agent Security Event
The week will also include conversations with NightDragon and Horizon3.ai focused on AI security, resilience, and the operating models leaders need as agentic systems move from experimentation to execution.
Additional meetings and partner conversations are being planned throughout the week. To be considered for an invitation, suggest a conversation, or explore adding a meeting or event to the Bay Area agenda, please reach out.
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Hacker Summer Camp | August 3–7, 2026
Camille will be in Las Vegas for Black Hat USA, the Vegas AI Security Forum, DEFCon, and executive conversations focused on AI governance, cybersecurity, and the controls organizations need as autonomous systems move into real-world operations.
Throughout the week, attendees will have several opportunities to connect with Camille and discuss themes from the book.
BLACK HAT USA
The AI Arms Race: From Governance to Runtime Control in an Autonomous Threat Landscape
Tuesday, August 4 | 2:30–2:50 p.m. PT
CISO Summit | Four Seasons Ballroom, Level 2Camille will be joined by join Herman Errico, author of the Autonomous Action Runtime Management specification, for a fireside chat on governing AI actions at runtime.
Drawing on the Authority-Centered Enforcement Framework, the discussion will examine how organizations can move beyond static policies, maintain accountability as authority shifts to autonomous systems, and defend against AI-native threats without slowing responsible adoption.
The CISO Summit is invitation-only. Qualified security executives may apply for a CISO Summit Pass through Black Hat USA.
An AMA with Camille Stewart Gloster
Black Hat Leadership Lounge | Wednesday 5 August, 13:15–13:45Join Camille, former U.S. Deputy National Cyber Director, for an AMA exploring the ideas in The Insider You Built.
Camille will answer leaders’ questions about maintaining authority over AI systems, distributing accountability, and governing execution. She will also offer an exclusive preview of the ACE Framework, a practical governance architecture for delegated authority.
Access is available to eligible Black Hat attendees through the Leadership Lounge.
Black Hat Business Hall Session
Details forthcomingCamille will host a conversation about agentic AI governance featuring The Insider You Built, with additional details on timing, access, and advance book giveaways to be announced.
Black Hat attendees can register through the official Black Hat USA registration portal.
VEGAS AI SECURITY FORUM
Thursday, August 6 | 8:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. PT
The Westin Las Vegas Hotel & SpaCamille will be a featured speaker at the Vegas AI Security Forum, an application-based gathering of researchers, engineers, policymakers, security leaders, and national security practitioners working to secure increasingly capable AI systems. More details coming soon.
Interested participants can apply through the Vegas AI Security Forum website.
Upcoming Events
Popular speaking topics include
Staying in Control as AI Gains Autonomy · Who Gave the Agent Permission? Governing Delegated Authority · The New Insider Risk: When AI Acts on Your Behalf · Human in the Lead: Judgment, Accountability, and the Future of Work · Delegating Without Losing Control: Personal Agency in the Age of AI Agents. … and more
Deeper-dive sessions and workshops:
Embedding Governance Into Execution · Governing Delegated Authority in Practice · Redesigning Leadership and Accountability for an Agentic Workforce … and more
View Camille's past appearances → here
For Press & Media
Camille Stewart Gloster is CEO of CAS Strategies and one of the few voices in AI governance who has operated across national security, enterprise execution, and the frontline environments where governance either holds or breaks down. She served two U.S. presidents, including as the first Deputy National Cyber Director for Technology and Ecosystem Security at the White House, and held leadership roles at Google, Deloitte, and CrowdStrike.
She is available for interviews, commentary, and editorial contributions on AI governance, autonomous agents, delegated authority, and the intersection of technology policy and enterprise execution.
or email press@cas-strategies.com
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“As software gains the ability to act on behalf of people and institutions, organizations will need more than policies. They will need governance capable of operating at the speed of the systems themselves.”
— CAMILLE STEWART GLOSTER
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