Executive AI leadership without the $400K salary
A Fractional Chief AI Officer gives your business the strategy, governance, and hands-on implementation of a senior AI executive for a fraction of the cost, and without the 6-month search.
Enterprise companies solve this by hiring a CAIO. You don't need the salary.
AI is no longer optional, but most small and mid-sized companies are stuck in one of two places: scattered experiments that never produce measurable ROI, or paralysis because nobody owns the decision. Large companies solve this by hiring a Chief AI Officer. In 2026, 76% of organizations have one, compared to 26% a year ago. But full-time CAIOs command $300K–$650K, and the qualified ones aren't taking jobs at companies your size.
You don't need the salary. You need the function.
I own your AI agenda the way a full-time executive would.
AI strategy and roadmap
Identify where AI produces measurable ROI in your business, prioritize ruthlessly, and sequence the work so the wins fund the next phase.
Build vs. buy decisions
Evaluate vendors, tools, and platforms against your actual needs, not the hype cycle. I've built with these tools myself, so I know what's real.
Implementation oversight
I don't hand you a slide deck and leave. I architect and deliver working systems: AI agents, workflow automation, customer-facing tools.
Governance and risk
Practical AI policies for your team: data handling, acceptable use, and compliance awareness sized for your business, not a Fortune 500 legal department.
Team adoption
The hardest part of AI isn't the technology, it's the change. I've led organizational change at the executive level for two decades.
Executive experience, plus hands-on AI implementation.
Most AI consultants come in two flavors: technologists who've never run a business, and strategists who've never shipped anything. I'm neither.
I've spent 20+ years in executive operating roles (VP, GM, and President) leading operations, IT service management, and large-scale programs. I hold PMP and ITIL certifications. I've sat in your chair: owning a P&L, making technology bets with real money, and answering for the results.
And I build. Through Consort Labs, I design and deploy production AI systems, including voice agents, multi-channel customer service AI, and workflow automation. I've built it myself, hands-on, with the current generation of tools. When I recommend an approach, it's because I've built it, not because I read about it.
That combination of executive operating experience plus hands-on AI implementation is exactly what the fractional CAIO role demands, and it's rare.
A straightforward engagement path.
Strategy call
A no-cost conversation about where your business is and whether this engagement makes sense. If it doesn't, I'll tell you.
AI opportunity assessment
I map your operations, identify the highest-ROI starting points, and deliver a prioritized roadmap you own regardless of what happens next.
Fractional engagement
Ongoing executive leadership: monthly strategy, implementation oversight, vendor management, and team enablement. Scoped to your size and stage.
Honesty builds more trust than any credential.
This is for you if
You run a $1M–$50M business, you know AI matters but don't have a credible owner for it internally, and you want working systems, not a strategy binder.
This is not for you if
You're looking for a full-time hire, you need deep ML research capability, or you haven't yet decided AI is a priority. If your entire AI ambition is rolling out Copilot, you don't need a CAIO. I'll tell you that on the call.
Your competitors are figuring this out right now.
The question isn't whether your business will run on AI, it's how well and how soon you get there.