Neil Francis, CEO and AI governance advisor to leadership teams

CEO advisory · Leadership teams · AI governance

Advisory for CEOs and leadership teams of digital and AI companies.

Thirty years building and leading digital businesses. Now I help the leaders of AI and digital companies do the same with greater clarity, better decisions and fewer mistakes.

THE WORK

Leading a digital or AI company today means making high-stakes decisions with incomplete information, often alone. I work with CEOs and senior leadership teams who value an experienced, independent perspective alongside them, someone who has built and run these businesses and understands how to govern the risks that come with them.

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CEO Advisory

A confidential thinking partner for founders and CEOs navigating growth, change and pressure.

02

Leadership Team Advisory

Working with senior leadership teams to strengthen alignment, decision-making and pace as the business evolves.

03

AI Governance & Risk Advisory

Practical governance for leaders deploying AI, drawn from direct operating experience, not theory.

BUILT · LED · GOVERNED

Company Net

Co-founder & CEO - 1996 to 2023, two acquisitions and an MBO

Pogo

Co-founder -healthtech and digital agency, 2016 to 2025

Exception

Growth Director - AI innovation and go-to-market

Non-executive

Four SaaS and technology boards, two charity chairs

Client work

Walt Disney, Coca-Cola, BP, Microsoft, NHS, Scottish Government

If you’re leading a digital or AI business and would value a confidential conversation, I’d be glad to talk.