Fractional Chief AI Officer (CAIO)

Part-Time AI Leadership for $10M to $30M B2B Companies

ClearStack provides fractional CAIO leadership: use-case selection, governance, pilot design, and independent vendor evaluation. You get senior AI strategy and oversight without the cost of a full-time executive.

My Approach

How I deliver fractional CAIO leadership

01

Strategic Use-Case Discovery

I run structured workshops with your leadership and operational teams to identify where AI can help. I score each opportunity on expected return, implementation feasibility, and organizational readiness.

02

Risk-Adjusted Roadmapping

I build a prioritized roadmap that sequences initiatives by business impact, data readiness, and risk, so your budget goes to the use cases most likely to pay off.

03

Governance, Privacy & Pilot Design

I design pilots with defined success metrics and timelines. I also set up the data governance you need to protect proprietary data, manage model bias, meet compliance requirements, and assign accountability to leadership before a pilot starts.

04

Independent Vendor Evaluation

I evaluate AI tools against your technical and security requirements instead of vendor claims, and I help negotiate contracts that protect your data and intellectual property.

Common Use Cases

Where AI work usually starts

Workflow Automation

Automating manual back-office tasks, data extraction, and repetitive operational processes to shorten cycle times.

Document Review and Synthesis

Using secure AI tools to read, summarize, and compare large volumes of contracts, research, and deal documents.

Internal Knowledge Search

Building private search tools that let your teams query internal archives and historical data without exposing it outside the company.

Forecasting and Analytics

Adding models that support executive decisions, flag operational anomalies, and forecast key performance indicators.

Fit and pricing

Who this is for: B2B companies at $10M to $30M in revenue. The buyer is the CEO, CFO, or COO. AI work starts with the Clarity Audit ($2,500 fixed fee, 2 to 3 weeks), which includes an AI readiness review. Ongoing AI governance is part of the fractional CIO retainer ($9,500 per month).

How an engagement starts

Every engagement follows the same three steps: a 20-minute fit call, the Clarity Audit ($2,500 fixed fee, 2 to 3 weeks), and a fractional CIO retainer ($9,500 per month) if the audit shows a fit. The audit fee credits toward your first retainer month when you sign within 30 days of the findings presentation.

Start With a Clarity Audit