Fractional Chief AI Officer

Senior AI governance
leadership. On retainer.

You need AI governance expertise at the executive level — but not a full-time hire. Dr. Dédé serves as your Fractional CAIO: embedded governance leadership, board presence, regulatory voice, and equity accountability. Without the overhead of a full-time executive build.

Starting at $10,000/month · 3-month minimum engagement

What a Fractional CAIO engagement includes

Scope is customized to your organization's size, AI portfolio, and compliance urgency. Every engagement includes at minimum:

Executive AI Governance

  • —Serve as named AI governance executive to regulators and board
  • —Own AI risk register and governance documentation
  • —Advise CEO, CTO, and board on AI risk and regulatory strategy
  • —Lead AI Review Board (established or existing)

Compliance & Risk Management

  • —EU AI Act compliance roadmap and implementation oversight
  • —High-risk AI system classification and conformity assessment
  • —Regulatory engagement strategy (EU, US, UK where applicable)
  • —Quarterly compliance status reporting to board

Team & Culture

  • —AI ethics training for technical and non-technical staff
  • —Hiring and selection criteria for AI governance roles
  • —Cross-functional AI governance working group facilitation
  • —Vendor AI assessment framework and oversight

Equity & Accessibility

  • —Disability-inclusive AI design review
  • —Bias audit program design and oversight
  • —Equity impact assessment for high-risk AI systems
  • —Accessibility compliance review (ADA, Section 508, WCAG)

Retainer tiers

Governance Monitoring

$3,500–$10,000/mo

Monthly cadence

Ongoing compliance monitoring, leadership reporting, and remediation tracking.

3-month minimum

Fractional CAIO Leadership

$10,000–$22,000/mo

Executive allocation

Embedded governance leadership, board preparation, and cross-functional decision support.

3-month minimum

Enterprise Scope

Custom

Dedicated allocation

Extended governance office support for enterprise-scale portfolios and regulatory complexity.

6-month minimum

Apply for a Fractional CAIO engagement

Dr. Dédé takes a limited number of fractional engagements per quarter. Applications are reviewed within 3 business days.