10 AI strategy consultants
AI strategy consultants split here between four at Deloitte, PA Consulting, RSM US LLP and KPMG and six working through their own practices in the United States, Switzerland, Germany and India. Their stated focus ranges from turning GenAI pilots into funded programmes and AI in energy to regulated industries, mid-market CTOs and proof-of-concept builds, so a company can match an adviser to whether it needs a roadmap, a funding case or help shipping to production.
Professionals to explore
David Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director Enterprise AI Strategy and Enablement · KPMG
Formerly founder, chairman, CEO and president of North Highland (2010 to 2022) and then its Sr. Managing Director Global AI Practice Leader (2022 to 2025), David Johnson has been Managing Director Enterprise AI Strategy and Enablement at KPMG since December 2025. Johnson describes advising Fortune 500 executives and public sector leaders on scalable AI solutions, a fit for enterprise-wide AI enablement questions.
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Derreck Van Gelderen
LinkedInExperience: Associate Partner - Head of AI Strategy and AI Energy Lead · PA Consulting
AI strategy in energy is the fit for Derreck Van Gelderen, Associate Partner - Head of AI Strategy and AI Energy Lead at PA Consulting since February 2025, after holding the Head of AI Strategy and AI Energy Lead titles as Managing Consultant from 2022 to 2025. Van Gelderen co-authored A leader's guide to generative AI and lists energy transition and advanced nuclear technologies as specialties.
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Kayleigh Chapman
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of AI Strategy · AI Strategy Advisory (Independent)
Kayleigh Chapman has been Vice President of AI Strategy at AI Strategy Advisory (Independent) since 2022, based in New York and focused on helping enterprises turn AI into revenue and scale generative AI into real-world impact. Chapman's view that the challenge is rarely the technology but connecting ideas to business value makes revenue-focused AI planning the natural topic.
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Kelvin Terrell, CAIC
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Principal AI Strategist · PathForge Consultants
PathForge Consultants was founded by Kelvin Terrell, CAIC in October 2025, with Terrell as Principal AI Strategist helping mid-market CTOs and CIOs move from AI roadmap to results. Terrell was Information Technology Manager at Fidelity National Financial (2022 to 2025), IT Manager at Florida Blue (2016 to 2022) and Director Software Delivery at Beeline (2011 to 2016), so Terrell can give the in-house IT leader's view of implementing a strategy.
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Lukas Kemkes
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Managing Director · Kemkes AI Consulting
Building a first proof of concept is the best subject for Lukas Kemkes, Founder & Managing Director of Kemkes AI Consulting since 2024, helping companies add AI to products or automate internal processes, from strategy through proof of concept to production. Kemkes was a freelance Generative AI & MLOps Consultant in 2023, Co-Founder & CEO of Creatext (2020 to 2023) and is a Techstars mentor.
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Manny Chekuri
LinkedInExperience: AI Strategy Senior Manager · Deloitte
Manny Chekuri has been AI Strategy Senior Manager at Deloitte since May 2025, after AI Strategy Manager (2023 to 2025) and AI Strategy Consultant (2022 to 2023) at Accenture. Chekuri describes helping global enterprises turn AI and GenAI from experiments into funded, scaled transformation programmes, and was Digital Innovation Lead - Applied AI CoE at Mondelēz International, so the pilot-to-funding step is a good subject.
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Peer Paulsen
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Principal Consultant AI Strategy & Transformation Leader · Peer Paulsen – Digital & AI Strategy Consulting
Peer Paulsen has been Founder & Principal Consultant AI Strategy & Transformation Leader at Peer Paulsen – Digital & AI Strategy Consulting since May 2025, and was CEO of Pro Data Systems GmbH from 2016 to 2024. Paulsen describes 16 years of digital and strategy consulting work with clients on site, a fit for German companies planning AI-driven change.
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Sebastian Wilke
LinkedInExperience: Director of AI Strategy & Transformation · Singularity IO
AI in sales and customer experience fits Sebastian Wilke, Director of AI Strategy & Transformation at Singularity IO since 2020, which Wilke describes as a Zurich-based boutique strategy firm advising mid-sized and large Swiss and international companies on AI strategy. Wilke held earlier roles as Global Lead Solution Engineer for ABB at Salesforce (2017 to 2019), at IBM and Accenture Song, and at Oracle (2008 to 2014).
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Will Clevenger
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, AI Growth Strategy Management Consulting · RSM US LLP
Industry-specific use case questions suit Will Clevenger, Managing Director, AI Growth Strategy Management Consulting at RSM US LLP since March 2026, after Head of AI Strategy - Avanade JV at Accenture (2025 to 2026) and Senior Director Strategy Agentic & Generative AI there (2023 to 2025). Clevenger describes 20+ years across manufacturing, retail, CPG, transportation and logistics and financial services.
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Choose the right perspective
A large enterprise building a funded, multi-year programme should start with Manny Chekuri, Derreck Van Gelderen, Will Clevenger or David Johnson, who hold AI strategy titles at Deloitte, PA Consulting, RSM US LLP and KPMG. Mid-sized companies wanting someone hands-on fit Kelvin Terrell, Lukas Kemkes or Sebastian Wilke; regulated industries Aniruddha A Navur; German companies Peer Paulsen.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you pick the first two or three AI use cases so that at least one reaches production within a year?
- 02What should an AI strategy engagement hand over at the end: a roadmap, a business case, a working proof of concept, or all three?
- 03How do you estimate the value of a generative AI project before leadership agrees to fund it?
About this directory
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