Senior data & AI executive leadership, embedded in your business — owning the agenda end-to-end, without the full-time cost, the equity, or the ramp. Strategy and execution from one bench.
Most mid-sized organizations feel the pressure to move on AI but have no executive accountable for it — and a full-time Chief AI Officer is scarce, slow to hire, and priced for the Fortune 500.
Promising experiments stall because no one owns the strategy, data foundation, and governance that turn them into production value.
You have talented teams and vendors pitching tools, but no independent executive translating AI into business outcomes and risk.
A full-time CDAO/CAIO runs $350K–$500K+ before equity — and the talent is too scarce to hire on your timeline.
Architecture, governance, and vendor commitments carry a cost for years. They need experienced hands before they're locked in.
Not advice on the sidelines — a senior executive accountable for moving your data and AI agenda forward.
A prioritized, business-value-led roadmap tied to your goals — owned, driven, and kept current, not delivered once and shelved.
Policy, human-in-the-loop controls, and least-privilege data access built in from the start — so AI scales safely and stays auditable.
Independent guidance on the data platform and AI architecture decisions that are expensive to reverse — before you commit.
A vendor-neutral read on the tools being pitched to you, and clear build-vs-buy calls that protect budget and momentum.
The story, metrics, and funding case your leadership and board need to back the next phase with confidence.
We build your people's capability as we go — the engagement is designed to make the role unnecessary over time.
Start where you are. Every tier runs on a fixed monthly retainer, a six-month term, and KPIs agreed up front.
Retainers are scoped to your organization's size, AI maturity, and regulatory exposure — typically a six-month minimum. Book a discovery call for a fit and pricing conversation.
Momentum you can show your board by the end of the first quarter — not a discovery phase that never ends.
A clear read on where you stand and the highest-value moves — grounded in our readiness assessment.
A prioritized data & AI roadmap tied to business value, with governance and risk built in.
One or two high-value use cases moved toward production — proof, not slides.
The narrative, metrics, and investment case to fund and scale the next phase.
Most fractional advisors bring strategy without the depth to build. We bring both.
A 20+ year enterprise strategy and architecture leader, paired with a production AI & data-engineering bench. Direction that's grounded in what it takes to actually ship.
Senior-led engagements at a fraction of the full-time seat — and materially below Big-4 rates — with no equity, benefits, or ramp time.
Vendor-neutral, KPI-accountable, and designed to build your team's capability — so the role works itself out of a job.
Two ways to work with us. One is an entry point; the other is an executive seat.
Not sure which fits? Start with a free readiness assessment and we'll point you to the right entry point.
If AI is on your agenda but no one owns it, let's talk about whether a fractional Chief Data & AI Officer is the right fit — and where the first 90 days would take you.