Senior AI leadership, without the full-time hire
70% of mid-market CEOs can't name a single ROI-positive AI project — and most are making every AI call alone. A Fractional AI Officer gives you exited-founder, FAANG-trained AI leadership that sets the strategy and ships the systems, on a flat retainer.
What a Fractional AI Officer actually does
More than advice. You get a senior operator who owns AI strategy and execution end to end.
Set the AI strategy
We start in the boardroom, linking every AI initiative to revenue, cost, or risk KPIs — so you fund the projects that actually move the P&L.
Own vendor decisions
Unbiased, vendor-neutral evaluation that prevents costly lock-in and coordinates your tools so AI systems don't create new silos.
Ship production systems
Not slideware. We embed with your team and deploy production-grade AI with evaluation and observability built in from day one.
On-call decision support
Future-proof architecture guidance and senior judgment for the urgent technology calls — as the models, and your business, evolve.
Fractional AI Officer vs. the alternatives
A fractional CIO keeps the lights on. A full-time AI exec takes months to hire and ramp. A Fractional AI Officer gives you board-level AI leadership that also ships — from day one.
| Fractional AI Officer | Fractional CIO | Full-time AI hire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core focus | AI strategy + execution | General IT & infrastructure | AI strategy + execution |
| Hands-on AI building | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| FAANG-grade AI expertise | ✓ | ✕ | If you can hire it |
| Time to first value | 30 days | Weeks–months | 6–9 months (hire + ramp) |
| Vendor-neutral guidance | ✓ | Sometimes | ✓ |
| Cost | Flat retainer | Flat retainer | Salary + equity + recruiting |
| Continuity if they leave | ✓ | Varies | ✕ |
How a Fractional AI Officer engagement works
Board-level AI leadership on a flat retainer — pilot in 30 days, production in 90.
Diagnose
We map your systems, data, and team against ROI-positive AI opportunities — and tell you exactly what's ready to modernize.
Prioritize
We build an execution-ready roadmap that links every initiative to revenue, cost, or risk — no hype, no pilot purgatory.
Execute & lead
We embed as your senior AI leadership, make the calls, ship production systems, and stay until the ROI shows up on your P&L.
Case Studies
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Frequently asked questions
Everything CEOs ask before bringing on a Fractional AI Officer.
How is a Fractional AI Officer different from a fractional CIO?+
A fractional CIO manages general IT and infrastructure. A Fractional AI Officer is dedicated to AI strategy and execution — spotting ROI-positive use cases, setting the roadmap, and shipping production AI systems with your team.
Do you just advise, or do you actually build?+
Both. We despise consulting fluff. We give board-level guidance and we ship — if we can't build it in 30 days, we don't propose it.
How fast will we see ROI?+
We pilot in 30 days and reach production in 90, and we stay until the ROI case is proven on your P&L.
What does it cost compared to a full-time hire?+
A flat retainer — a fraction of a senior AI executive's salary, equity, and recruiting cost, with no 6–9 month hiring and ramp.
Will you lock us into specific vendors or tools?+
No. We give unbiased, vendor-neutral guidance to prevent costly lock-in, and design future-proof architecture that adapts as the models evolve.