Enterprise AI · Trusted Advisor

Artificial intelligence, engineered for the boardroom.

I help executive teams and boards turn AI pressure into a clear, governed, and executable plan — and then help them execute it. Two decades operationalizing AI at enterprise scale, focused on the decisions in front of you.

20+ yearsEnterprise AI & transformation
C-suite & boardsTrusted advisor
250+ teamGlobal AI & data led
Governance-firstCompliant by design
§01 The opportunity

The opportunity is understood. The execution gap is the problem.

Enterprise AI has moved beyond isolated pilots, but most organizations are still early in operationalizing it. The strategy, governance, and internal readiness to run it in production usually are not. That gap is where I work.

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A practical AI strategy, not a deck of ambitions

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Use cases prioritized by value and feasibility

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Governance and risk controls before you scale

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Internal readiness and executive alignment

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A roadmap with owners, budget, and a path to production

§02 What I do

Three ways to work together, one trusted partner.

Each engagement is designed to be useful on its own — and to lead naturally to the next.

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Executive AI Briefing

A tailored, jargon-free read on what AI means for your business — opportunities, real risks, and the questions every leadership team should be answering now.
Half dayLeadership team or boardTailored to your industryWritten summary
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AI Strategy Sprint

A focused engagement that gives you a credible, board-ready AI plan: assessment, prioritized opportunities, a 12-month roadmap, and a governance starting framework.
4 weeksFixed scopeOpportunity map12-month roadmapGovernance frameworkExecutive readout
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Fractional AI Strategy Partner

Your trusted AI advisor on call — strategy, vendor and build-vs-buy decisions, governance, and board prep — so you never make a consequential AI decision alone.
MonthlyFractional Chief AI OfficerDecision supportGovernance oversightBoard prep
§03 Areas of focus

Ten disciplines, one integrated perspective.

Enterprise AI demands fluency across adjacent domains. My work spans strategy, governance, delivery, and value — so the plan holds together end to end.

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Enterprise AI & Generative AI strategy

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Technology strategy & program leadership

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Technology CoEs & operating models

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Business value realization & ROI

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Executive & board-level engagement

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Data, advanced analytics & AI at scale

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Global team leadership & talent

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AI governance & responsible AI

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Cloud modernization & enterprise architecture

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Executive program management

HealthcarePharmaFinancial services InsuranceBankingSupply chain ManufacturingRegulated industriesCloud modernization Responsible AIGenerative AI
§04 Why work with me

An advisor who has built and run the things most people only talk about.

/ Both languages

Boardroom fluency, builder's depth

I sit with executive teams on strategy and with engineers on architecture — a trusted advisor to C-suite and boards who keeps both working from the same plan.

/ Proven

Two decades, in production

I've led AI, data, and digital transformations as a CTO, Chief Strategy & Technology Officer, enterprise and solutions architect, and executive program leader — scaling global teams of 250+ and delivering programs measured in tens of millions of dollars.

/ Governance

Risk handled before it bites

I've established enterprise AI governance, security, and responsible-AI frameworks that enabled fully compliant deployments in healthcare, finance, and other highly regulated industries.

/ Production

Plans that survive contact with reality

The goal is never a flashy proof of concept. It's a path to a system your organization can operate, audit, and extend — the work I've spent my career on.

§05 Selected impact

A track record of putting AI into production.

Named one of the Top 50 Technology Professionals globally (2025). Keynote speaker at Wharton, NYU Stern, USC Marshall, and PMI. Contributor to Forbes, Fast Company, and CDO Magazine.

20+

Years leading enterprise AI

250+

Global AI & data team led

$40M

Cloud transformation delivered

$20M+

Annual savings generated

270+

Enterprise payers & providers served

65%

Faster AI implementation

Multiple Fortune 100 organizationsHealthcare technology & AI platforms Enterprise AI & data services firmsThe Ohio State University Forbes Technology Council
§06 About

The person you'd actually be working with.

I'm Ravi Tenneti — an enterprise technology and AI executive with more than 20 years spent turning emerging technology into capability organizations can actually run. I've led AI, data, and digital transformations across healthcare, pharma, financial services, manufacturing, and other highly regulated industries, in Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategy & Technology Officer roles, and earlier in senior leadership positions at multiple Fortune 100 organizations. What I care about most is the unglamorous part — moving AI from ambition to something governed, operational, and real.

/ Educator & faculty

The Ohio State University

Adjunct Professor & Faculty Advisor for Executive AI Fluency at The Ohio State University.

/ Fellowships

BCS · IETE · IEEE

Fellow, British Computer Society (BCS). Fellow, IETE. Senior Member, IEEE.

/ Councils & boards

Industry leadership

Forbes Technology Council · Fast Company Executive Board · Global Healthcare Council (Vation Ventures) · Ohio Innovation Council · AI Freedom Alliance.

/ Education & credentials

Wharton · Stanford

CTO Program, Wharton · MBA · AI in Healthcare, Stanford · PMP · IBM Cloud Solution Architect · SAP.

§07 How I engage

A conversation in. A plan you can run, out.

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Listen

We start with your real constraints, goals, and the decision actually in front of you.

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Assess

An honest read of where you stand — data, talent, tooling, governance, and readiness.

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Plan

A prioritized, sequenced, governed roadmap with owners and a path to production.

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Enable

I hand off something your team can own — and stay on call as you execute.

§08 Get in touch

Have an AI decision worth getting right?

The best place to start is a short, no-pressure conversation about what you're trying to solve.

Book a call