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AI value faster - with less risk.

Provectia embeds a Chief AI Officer inside your leadership team — one day a week, two, or three, in 25% increments. Strategy, governance, and delivery oversight, with one person accountable for measurable results.

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02Who we work with

Built for institutions where governance isn't optional.

Mid-size enterprises. Non-profits. Higher education. Regulated industries. The kind of places where an AI decision touches regulatory compliance, board oversight, or fiduciary duty before it touches an API. We work where governance complexity is the problem, not an afterthought.

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Mid-size enterprises
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Regulated Industries
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Non-profit organisations
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Higher Education
03RESEARCH

The Governance Gap and what closing it is worth.

Updated July 2026
  • 36%

    have a formal governance framework even though 75% of organizations have AI usage policies.

    Source · Pacific AI 2025 AI Governance Survey
  • 1 in 5

    companies has a mature governance model for autonomous AI agents.

    Source · Deloitte State of AI in the Enterprise, 2026
  • 4x

    more organizations likely to report revenue growth with fully integrated AI

    Source · Grant Thorton 2026 AI Impact Report
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04Principal
The question isn't "Should we use AI?" — it's who in this room is accountable for how we use it. Our job is to be that answer.
MARK TRENCHARD
Strategic AI Advisor
  • Leadership
    30 years · Emory School of Medicine · Stanford Medicine · Cisco · HP · Borland
  • AI Training
    MIT xPro - AI for Senior Executives, University of Utah, AI fundamentals, Databricks Certification
  • Education
    University of Southern California, Walla Wally University
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05Three ways to engage

Start where you are.

01briefing

Executive AI Briefing

No Charge

A 90-minute working session on the current state of AI and the approaches best suited to your organization.

Where the technology actually is, where the regulators are headed, and the specific moves that fit your sector, risk posture, and operating model.

Request a briefing
02engagement

AI Readiness Sprint

20K6 weeks

Deep diagnostics. Stakeholder interviews. AI governance roadmap. Senior Executive-ready deck.

For organizations that need a reasonable plan to maximize AI value.

See how the Sprint works
03Retainer

Fractional Retainer

$15K-$20Kper month ongoing

Embedded AI leadership. Two days per week, scalable in 25% increments.

Strategy, governance, vendor oversight, and board representation — without a full-time hire.

See how the Retainer works
Size the retainer

Scale in 20% increments — up or down, month to month.

Drag to see what embedded leadership looks like at your pace. No rigid FTE, no change orders.

2 days / wk$12K–$18K
40% of a full weekest. / month
1 day2 days3 days4 days5 days
06How we compare

One price. One accountable leader. No surprises.

An embedded executive inside your leadership team — not an outside consultant billing hours. Senior executive experience, institutional governance expertise, and fractional-model cost flexibility, at a fraction of a full-time hire.

 
Full-time CAIO
Large consulting
Other fractional
PROVECTIA
Cost
$400k-500K + bonus
$300K+ per project
Variable
$15-20K / mo
Depth
Single perspective
Strategy decks
Generalist
25+ years of tech leadership
Methodology
Built from scratch
Firm framework
No clear
Research-backed focused methodology
Accountability
On payroll
SOW boundaries
Availability-based
Value guarantee
Scalability
Rigid FTE
Change orders
As able
25% increments up or down
07our commitment

If it's not working, you don't pay.

At Week 3 of your Sprint — or Month 1 of your Retainer — if you don’t believe the engagement is on track to deliver value, say so. We stop. You get a full refund. After that, Sprint fees are tied to milestones. Retainer is month-to-month with 30-day notice. No lock-in, ever.

No other fractional CAIO we've found offers this. That's by design.

How the guarantee works
08open a channel

Thirty minutes. One conversation.

We will map your governance gap with you and decide together whether a fractional CAIO is the right next move. No deck. No pitch. If neither of us learns something, the call was free of charge — it already is.