About Me
I spent 20 years making sure high-stakes technology decisions didn’t blow up in production. Now I do the same thing for AI.
CLAIRE KIRKPATRICK
Independent Consultant
I’ve written the business cases that got multi-million-dollar tech investments approved. I’ve run governance across a full portfolio of concurrent technology initiatives: intake, prioritization, risk, reporting, all of it. I’ve led teams through platform upgrades where compliance failure wasn’t an option. And the vendor evaluation framework I built was adopted as the company-wide standard.
None of that is AI-specific. All of it is exactly what AI strategy work needs someone who’s already made high-stakes calls with real budgets, real regulators, and real consequences on the line.
My Mission & Values
Good consulting isn’t just about expertise. It’s about how you show up. Technology decisions are high-stakes, and the people making them deserve honest advice, not comfortable answers. These are the principles that shape every engagement
Acceptance
I meet people where they are not where I think they should be. Whether you’re a seasoned executive or new to a problem, you’ll get the same honest, no judgement, direct conversation. The best decisions come from rooms where people feel safe enough to tell the truth.
Curiosity
I ask questions before I offer answers. Every organization has a unique history, culture, and set of constraints that a template can’t account for. I dig into the specifics of your situation not because it takes longer, but because the right solution only becomes visible when you understand the full picture.
Humility
I don’t have all the answers before I walk in the room. That’s the point. The most important thing that experience has taught me is that listening comes before advising. I won’t oversell what I know, and I won’t pretend certainty I don’t have. What you’ll get instead is my honest read, clearly delivered
MY APPROACH
Discover
clarify
This is where the noise gets cut. I work with your leadership team to separate the real priorities from the distractions, align on what good actually looks like, and build a clear picture of the path forward. Most organizations don’t have a strategy problem they have a clarity problem. This is where that gets solved