Independent board director and strategic advisor helping CEOs, CXOs, and Boards navigate AI transformation with 20+ years of enterprise software operating experience.
AI is reshaping every business — but most boardrooms lack the operating experience to govern it effectively. The data is clear:
While AI is on every agenda, almost no boards have a director with genuine AI implementation experience.
The urgency is real — but without board-level oversight, AI initiatives lack strategic guardrails, governance, and accountability.
Growth companies can't justify enterprise consulting fees. They need board advisors who've actually built and shipped AI products.
Sources: ISS S&P 500 Proxy Analysis 2023 • Deloitte AI Survey 2025 • Harvard Law Forum on Corporate Governance 2024
Whether you need an AI-fluent voice in the boardroom or a strategic advisor on retainer, every engagement is grounded in operating experience — not theory.
A seat at the table. Full independent director bringing AI fluency to your governance, strategy, and risk oversight.
Strategic advisory without a board seat. Retained engagements for CEOs and boards who need an AI-experienced operator on speed dial.
For companies ready to move from "exploring AI" to deploying it. Structured engagement bridging board strategy to operational execution.
1:1 advisory for CEOs who want to lead AI conversations confidently with their board, investors, and management teams.
Most AI advisors are researchers or consultants. I build, ship, and govern AI products as a CEO, product leader, and board member. That's the difference.
Netscape, Sun Microsystems, Oracle. Built enterprise products used by millions. I understand the intersection of technology capability, market need, and organizational readiness — at the product level.
Led companies from founding through growth, M&A, and board governance. I don't advise from the sideline — I've sat in the CEO chair, made payroll, and answered to boards.
Currently building an AI-native company from zero. I'm not talking about AI in theory — I'm deploying LLMs, building agentic systems, and selling AI products today.
Served on boards as both a director and in C-suite executive roles. I understand fiduciary duty, committee dynamics, investor reporting, and the governance frameworks boards need to oversee AI responsibly.
No 6-month timelines. Engagements designed for the pace and budget of growth companies.
Full independent director appointment with committee participation.
Board-level advisory on AI strategy, risk, and implementation.
Defined deliverables for specific AI governance or strategy needs.
Companies at the inflection point between exploring AI and deploying it — where the board needs to catch up to the opportunity.
Growth-stage CEOs who need AI-fluent board oversight without Big 4 price tags
Boards seeking an independent director with hands-on AI implementation and product experience
PE/VC portfolio companies that need AI governance frameworks and strategic direction
Companies moving from "exploring AI" to deploying it, needing a bridge between board strategy and execution
20+ years building and shipping enterprise software products at companies from startups to Fortune 100. Product management roots at Netscape, Sun Microsystems, and Oracle — platforms used by millions.
CEO operating experience from founding through M&A. Currently building an AI-native company, deploying LLMs and agentic systems in production. Board director and C-suite advisor who understands fiduciary duty, committee dynamics, and the gap between board-level AI conversation and engineering-level AI execution.
A 30-minute conversation to assess where your board stands on AI Growth with Governance and how operator-level expertise can close the gap.
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