Executive Leadership

Fractional Chief AI Officer

Executive-level AI leadership embedded in your organization — without the full-time hire. Strategy, governance, and decision authority on your leadership team.

What This Is

Your AI executive. Part-time.

Not advisory from the outside. An operator sitting in your leadership meetings, owning the AI agenda, making recommendations with full organizational context.

Embedded, not external

Attends leadership meetings. Participates in budget discussions. Has context on your politics, constraints, and culture. Makes recommendations as an insider.

Strategy through execution

Sets the AI position. Builds the governance framework. Evaluates vendors. Manages the roadmap. Owns the board narrative. Pressure-tests every decision.

Bridge to permanent hire

When you're ready for a full-time CAIO, you'll know exactly what the role requires because someone's been doing it. We help define the job, vet candidates, and transition.

No dependency by design

The goal is to build your internal AI muscle — leadership capability, decision frameworks, vendor relationships — so the organization runs without us.

The Weekly Rhythm

What embedded looks like

Weekly callStanding strategic call. What's moving, what's stalled, what decisions need to be made this week.
Async accessReal-time. Text, email, Slack — you're functionally on the team. Same-day response on everything.
Internal meetingsLeadership team, board prep, vendor calls, budget reviews — present as your AI executive.
DeliverablesAs the work requires. Board materials, governance frameworks, vendor evaluations, roadmaps, hiring specs — you're inside the operation.

Investment

1 day/week$8,000/month
2 days/week$15,000/month
3 days/week$25,000/month
Commitment6-month minimum. This role requires organizational context that takes time to build.
LocationResearch Triangle on-site + remote. Travel to your location as needed.
PE PortfolioWe place fractional CAIO engagements inside portfolio companies on accelerated timelines. Portfolio details →

Not Ready for Embedded?

Start with less

Decision Room

One call. One decision. $2,500. See if the working relationship fits before going deeper.

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Strategic Advisory

Monthly engagement. Standing call, async access, one deliverable per month. $15,000/month.

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Assessments

Know where you stand first. Board-ready diagnostic before committing to ongoing leadership.

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Need an AI executive but not ready for the full-time hire?

Let's talk about what the role looks like for your organization.

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