Mid-size enterprises. Non-profits. Higher education. Regulated industries. The kind of places where an AI decision touches regulatory compliance, board oversight, or fiduciary duty before it touches an API. We work where governance complexity is the problem, not an afterthought.
have a formal governance framework even though 75% of organizations have AI usage policies.
companies has a mature governance model for autonomous AI agents.
of organizations have formal AI governance frameworks.
The question isn't 'should we use AI?' — it's 'who in this room is accountable for how we use it?' Our job is to be that answer.
A 90-minute working session on the current state of AI and the approaches best suited to your organization.
Where the technology actually is, where the regulators are headed, and the specific moves that fit your sector, risk posture, and operating model.
Request a briefingDeep diagnostic. Stakeholder interviews. AI governance roadmap. Board-ready deck.
For organizations that need a credible answer to the board question in six weeks, not six months.
See how the Sprint worksEmbedded AI leadership. Two days per week, scalable in 25% increments.
Strategy, governance, vendor oversight, and board representation — without a full-time hire.
See how the Retrainer worksAn embedded executive inside your leadership team — not an outside consultant billing hours. Senior executive experience, institutional governance expertise, and fractional-model cost flexibility, at a fraction of a full-time hire.
At Week 3 of your Sprint — or Month 1 of your Retainer — if you don’t believe the engagement is on track to deliver value, say so. We stop. You get a full refund. After that, Sprint fees are tied to milestones. Retainer is month-to-month with 30-day notice. No lock-in, ever.
No other fractional CAIO we've found offers this. That's by design.
How the guarantee works→We will map your governance gap with you and decide together whether a fractional CAIO is the right next move. No deck. No pitch. If neither of us learns something, the call was free of charge — it already is.