Fractional Chief AI Officer (CAIO) Services

The Role

What is a fractional Chief AI Officer?

A fractional Chief AI Officer — a fractional CAIO, sometimes called a part-time, virtual or outsourced CAIO — is an experienced AI executive who joins your leadership team part-time and takes ownership of everything AI: the strategy, the governance, the vendor decisions and the delivery. You get the judgement and accountability of a C-level hire, at a fraction of the commitment.

Most companies today have AI on the board agenda but not in anyone's job title. Teams experiment in pockets, vendors pitch faster than anyone can evaluate them, and regulations like the EU AI Act quietly create obligations no one owns. A part-time Chief AI Officer closes that gap — one accountable person who sets the direction, says no to the hype, and answers to the board for the results.

Unlike a consultant who advises and leaves, a fractional CAIO stays: same person, week after week, carrying your AI agenda from strategy through to working systems.

30+

years of experience at the intersection of technology, business and education

CTO

former CTO to Fortune 100 clients; co-founder and CAIO of the FinTech WealthPilot Investment Services

PhD

in Artificial Intelligence and Law — governance grounded in both disciplines

Scope

What your fractional CAIO takes ownership of

Four areas, one accountable executive — scoped to where your organisation actually is on its AI journey.

AI Strategy & Roadmap

An AI strategy tied to your P&L — not a slide deck. Where AI genuinely moves the needle for your business, and in what order.

✓AI opportunity assessment across the business
✓Prioritised roadmap, reviewed quarterly
✓Board and executive reporting on AI progress

Governance & Compliance

AI policies your people actually follow, and a governance structure that stands up to boards, customers and regulators.

✓AI usage policy, risk register & oversight model
✓EU AI Act readiness & AI-literacy obligations
✓Responsible-AI review of new initiatives

See our EU AI Act training →

Build, Buy & Vendors

Independent, technically-grounded judgement on every AI decision that carries a price tag — before you sign, not after.

✓Build-vs-buy decisions & vendor evaluation
✓Architecture review of proposed AI systems
✓Delivery oversight, with build capacity via Evoke AI

People & Capability

AI only sticks when your people can use it. Capability uplift from the workforce to the boardroom, backed by the Agentic Institute.

✓AI-literacy programs for staff and executives
✓Hiring and team-structure advice for AI roles
✓Internal AI champions and ways of working

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Engagement Models

Choose the level of involvement

Three ways to add a Chief AI Officer to your team. Every engagement is priced on enquiry and scoped to your organisation on a discovery call.

Advisory

AI Counsel on Cadence

A standing executive session each month plus on-call judgement — for companies that need a trusted AI sounding board before they need a program.

✓Monthly executive strategy session
✓AI roadmap established and reviewed quarterly
✓On-call guidance for AI decisions & vendor pitches
✓Remote-first, any timezone

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Embedded · Most Popular

~1 Day a Week

Dr. Vossos inside your leadership team, owning the AI agenda end-to-end — the classic fractional CAIO engagement.

✓AI strategy & roadmap owned end-to-end
✓Governance, policy & risk register stood up
✓Use-case portfolio & vendor decisions managed
✓Monthly board-level reporting

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Transformation

~2 Days a Week

For organisations running a serious AI program — everything in Embedded, plus hands-on oversight of delivery and compliance.

✓Everything in the Embedded engagement
✓Delivery oversight of internal & partner build teams
✓EU AI Act compliance program leadership
✓Workforce capability uplift program

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Engagements are priced on enquiry — scoped to company size, program maturity and time commitment on a free discovery call.

Fit

Who a fractional CAIO is for

The model suits companies that are past AI curiosity and into AI consequence — where the next decisions carry real money, real risk, or both, but a full-time Chief AI Officer isn't justified yet.

✓SMEs and mid-market companies with AI on the board agenda but no owner
✓Teams experimenting with AI in pockets, without a unifying strategy
✓Leadership facing vendor pitches they can't independently evaluate
✓Organisations with EU AI Act or other regulatory obligations to meet
✓Boards that want AI progress reported like any other executive function

Getting Started

How an engagement starts

1A free discovery call — where AI sits in your business today, and where it hurts

2A short AI review of current initiatives, risks and opportunities

3A recommended engagement level and a 90-day plan — then we begin

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Melbourne, Australia · working with clients worldwide

Your Fractional CAIO

Why Dr. George Vossos

Over 30 years at the intersection of technology, business and education — PhD in Artificial Intelligence and Law, co-founder and CAIO of the FinTech WealthPilot Investment Services, former CTO to Fortune 100 clients, senior roles at IBM and Deloitte, and leader of the 1,570+ member genAI for Developers meetup.

That mix matters for this role: an executive who has carried CTO accountability, a researcher who understands how AI systems and the law around them actually work, and a builder who co-founded the AI consultancy Evoke AI — so strategy never floats free of what can really be shipped.

Read George's full story →

FAQ

Common questions

What is a fractional Chief AI Officer?+

A fractional Chief AI Officer (CAIO) is an experienced AI executive who joins your leadership team part-time — typically one to two days a week — and takes ownership of AI strategy, governance and delivery. You get C-level AI leadership and accountability without the salary, equity and recruitment cost of a full-time hire.

How is a fractional CAIO different from hiring an AI consultant?+

A consultant advises on a project and leaves; a fractional CAIO sits inside your leadership team with ongoing accountability. That means owning the AI roadmap over time, representing AI at board level, standing up governance, managing vendors and being answerable for outcomes — not just recommendations.

What time commitment is typical?+

Engagements run at three levels: an advisory cadence of scheduled monthly sessions, an embedded model of around one day per week, or a transformation model of around two days per week for companies running significant AI programs. Each engagement is scoped on an initial discovery call.

Do you work remotely and internationally?+

Yes. The engagement is remote-first and delivered via Zoom or Teams, so it works for companies in any timezone. Dr. Vossos is based in Melbourne, Australia, and in-person time can be arranged where practical.

When does a company need a CAIO?+

When AI decisions start carrying real money or real risk: multiple teams experimenting without a strategy, vendors pitching AI you can't independently evaluate, regulatory obligations such as the EU AI Act, or a board asking for an AI plan no one owns. If AI is on your board agenda but not in anyone's job title, that is the gap a fractional CAIO fills.

How does an engagement start?+

It starts with a free discovery call to understand where AI sits in your business today. From there, a short AI review of your current initiatives, risks and opportunities leads to a recommended engagement level — advisory, embedded or transformation — and a 90-day plan.

Fractional CAIO

Add C-level AI leadership to your team

One discovery call is all it takes to find out which engagement model fits — and what your first 90 days of AI leadership would look like.

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