Strategic AI Leadership for Growth-Stage Companies
We provide executive-level AI governance, portfolio management, and transformation leadership without the full-time commitment. Make your AI strategy governance-ready and profitable.
We make your AI strategy governance-ready and profitable. We ensure your AI initiatives deliver a demonstrable return on investment (ROI), are audit-ready, and are ethically sound. We help you move beyond "AI theater" and ad-hoc projects to build a mature, scalable AI practice.
We become an embedded part of your leadership team, providing strategic oversight and operational accountability for your AI initiatives.
We provide leadership for your AI governance board, defining policies for data provenance, bias testing, and regulatory compliance.
We manage the financial operations of your AI practice, including cost-per-token guardrails and vendor negotiations for optimal ROI.
Our Fractional CAIO service covers the full lifecycle of an AI initiative, from strategic vision to operational execution.
We craft a multi-horizon AI portfolio, prioritizing initiatives for maximum impact and aligning all AI efforts with your business objectives.
Multi-year strategic roadmap with prioritized initiatives
Budget and team allocation recommendations
Financial impact forecasts for each initiative
We provide leadership for your AI governance board, defining policies for data provenance, bias testing, and human-in-the-loop approval gates.
Comprehensive policies and procedures documentation
Detailed risk analysis and mitigation strategies
Audit-ready compliance verification tools
We manage the financial operations of your AI practice, including cost-per-token guardrails and GPU reservation negotiations.
Monthly financial performance and cost reduction analysis
Live tracking of vendor performance and pricing
Operational procedures for cost management
We mentor your existing data science and engineering teams, helping to build internal capabilities and foster a culture of innovation.
Individual and team capability enhancement roadmaps
Team productivity and innovation tracking
AI-readiness and collaboration culture evaluation
Our Fractional CAIO service is delivered through four core offerings, each designed to address specific aspects of your AI transformation journey.
Map 6–10 high-ROI use cases, quantify savings, produce a 90-day plan with a budget and a risk register.
12–15 page executive brief and a 1-page roadmap
You own AI strategy, governance, and the outcomes pipeline. You chair a monthly AI Steering session and you publish a simple scorecard.
Monthly AI Steering sessions and scorecard reports
Ship 2–3 governed automations or an agent. Each sprint has success metrics, cost guardrails, and a go-live review.
2-3 production-ready automations or agents per cycle
Copilot and tool adoption playbooks, policy and controls mapped to NIST AI RMF and OWASP LLM Top 10, plus vendor review and model routing guidance.
Comprehensive governance playbooks and controls
These services can be combined and customized based on your specific needs. Many clients start with an AI Readiness Sprint and transition to a Fractional CAIO Retainer, with Build Sprints added as needed for implementation.
Discuss Your Service NeedsOur Fractional CAIO service is the culmination of a strategic development pathway. Many of our long-term partnerships begin with our Executive Programs, creating a natural progression from initial engagement to comprehensive AI leadership.
Start with our multi-tiered executive development programs
Build relationships and discover specific business challenges
Transition to comprehensive AI leadership and governance
Whether you're starting with our Executive Programs or ready for comprehensive Fractional CAIO leadership, we're here to guide your transformation.
Experience our value firsthand through our integrated workshop offerings. These serve as low-risk, high-value entry points to our services.
A standalone deep-dive session into your business, culminating in a clear, actionable roadmap. This initial engagement allows you to test our expertise and see the value we can provide.
For Tier 2 and Tier 3 clients, we bundle quarterly workshops at no additional cost. These focus on strategic, governance, and cultural aspects of AI.
Let's discuss how our Fractional CAIO service can provide the strategic AI leadership your company needs to succeed in the AI era.
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