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AI as a board-level capability
Turning AI from local pilots into an accountable investment agenda with clear ROI, risks, ownership and governance.
AI · Strategy · Governance
For owners, CEOs and boards
Decision-grade
AI strategy
for complex businesses.
I help shareholders, CEOs and boards turn AI from scattered experiments into governed transformation programs, measurable products and better strategic decisions.
20+years across AI, product, strategy and transformation
300+AI, engineering, data and product team scaled at group level
80%automated request handling in a customer-care channel
Expertise
Where AI becomes a board-level capability
I work at the intersection of technology, governance and long-term execution. The work is practical: portfolio logic, decisions, owners, economics and operating cadence.
DST
Just AI
Nanosemantics
Selected impact
Transformation only matters when it changes economics and decisions.
The pattern is consistent: connect strategy to operating systems, make the portfolio measurable, then build the teams and governance that can carry it.
01Launched AI transformation inside one of the largest telecom groups in Eastern Europe.
02Built and scaled a 300+ person AI, engineering, data and product organization.
03Achieved 80% automated request handling in a customer-care channel while improving service quality.
04Implemented AI-enabled contract management with major savings and faster procurement operations.
Experience
Both sides of the table
Founder, executive, investor-side advisor and board member. This combination helps me speak with entrepreneurs, CEOs, shareholders and directors in their own language.
2007 - present
Independent Director, Board Member, Advisor
2017 - 2021
Chief AI & Innovation Officer, MTS Group
2013 - 2017
CEO, Nanosemantics Lab
2008 - 2013
Portfolio Manager & Advisor, DST
1998 - present
Founder and operator
Working formats
Focused formats for owners, CEOs and boards.
Strategic sessions, board workshops, AI portfolio audits or a longer-term advisory role. The common denominator is practical clarity.
→AI transformation strategy and investment governance
→Workshops for boards and executive teams
→Independent director or advisor role for AI-heavy companies
→AI initiative, product portfolio and transformation program audits
Contact
Let’s discuss where AI can change the economics and governance of your business.
Send a short context: company, strategic question, current AI maturity and the decision you need to make. I will suggest the most useful conversation format.