Fractional Chief AI Officer
I serve as the Chief AI Officer for companies with 20 to 200 people — the accountable owner of your AI strategy, without the $400,000 salary or the nine-month executive search.
30+ years leading transformation at
The uncomfortable math
95%
of AI pilots deliver zero measurable impact on profit and loss
60%
never make it out of pilot and into production
~80%
of the work to get there is governance, data, and measurement — not models
Your team is using ChatGPT. Someone has run a pilot. Maybe you've bought a tool or two. And when you look at your numbers, nothing has moved.
That isn't a technology problem, and buying more tools won't solve it. Every company has access to the same models you do. What separates the companies getting real returns from the ones burning budget is unglamorous: someone senior owns the outcome, the foundation underneath is sound, and results get measured against something.
Most companies your size have none of the three. Not because they're behind — because it isn't anyone's job.
Why this happens
AI gets assigned to whoever seems most interested — usually someone in IT or operations who already has a full-time job. Nobody is accountable for the outcome, so there is no outcome.
Tools get bought before processes are documented or data is accessible. The pilot works in a demo and collapses on contact with how your company actually operates.
Nobody defined success before starting, so nobody can tell whether it worked. Budget gets renewed on enthusiasm and cut on the first difficult quarter.
How this works
A structured evaluation of where you actually stand: data foundation, workflow clarity, governance, team readiness, and leadership alignment. Not a survey — a scored diagnostic that produces a real picture, including the parts you won't enjoy.
Every company has thirty possible AI applications and the capacity for three. I identify which are worth pursuing given your budget and your team's real readiness — and which to buy, which to partner on, and which to skip entirely.
Governance, policy, and the two or three highest-value use cases shipped into production with measurement attached. Your team trained, not just informed. Then ongoing ownership for as long as you need it.
The workshop
Three working tools, free, no signup. They're the same frameworks I use inside engagements — build them into your own process if you like.
Model the annual value AI could realistically recover in your business — with every assumption exposed and adjustable, so the number survives a CFO.
Open the model →
Answer six questions, get a complete acceptable-use policy written for your sector and risk posture. Editable, printable, ready for your leadership team.
Draft a policy →
Score an AI vendor against the questions that predict regret — data rights, exit terms, output ownership. Generates the diligence email for you.
Score a vendor →
Fit
Why me
I've spent more than 30 years in IT and AI, leading digital transformation at Fortune 50 companies including Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Capital One — organizations where AI either produces measurable results or gets audited out of existence.
Their governance, vendor evaluation, and measurement practices aren't proprietary. They're just unknown to companies your size, and most of it scales down far better than you'd expect.
I've guided hundreds of executives through AI implementations. Every engagement runs through a structured assessment and prioritization system I built — you get scored opportunities, honest signal strength on each, explicit build-buy-partner calls, and a sequenced plan.
30+
Years in IT & AI
CAIC
Certified AI Consultant
100s
Executives guided
Certified Artificial Intelligence Consultant
Engagements
Almost nobody in this market publishes prices. Here they are.
From $7,500
A scored assessment, every opportunity identified and sequenced, and a board-ready roadmap.
For companies who need a defensible plan before spending real money.
From $25,000
Governance installed, two to three use cases shipped to production, measurement attached, team trained.
For companies past deciding who need someone to own execution.
From $6,000 / month
Two to four days a month. Roadmap ownership, vendor decisions, governance, board reporting.
For companies where AI is becoming material to operations.
Field notes
Five reasons initiatives stall, none of them technical — and why that's good news.
Read →Five practices large companies use that your 60-person company can copy for free.
Read →You have a process documentation problem — and it's why implementations stall.
Read →Twenty minutes. I'll ask what you've tried, what stalled, and what you're actually trying to accomplish. If I'm not the right fit, I'll tell you and point you somewhere better.
Book a 20-minute conversation