Fractional Chief AI Officer for UK mid-market companies. We help leadership teams at £20M–£100M businesses build a clear AI strategy — so you stop guessing and start making decisions you can stand behind.
AI strategy experience at the highest levels of UK government and global finance.
You know AI is important. You've had vendors pitch you, read the articles, maybe bought a tool or two. But when someone asks what your AI strategy is, there's a pause.
You've invested in AI — a platform here, a consultant there — and the board is asking what you actually got for it. The honest answer isn't comfortable.
Your CEO, your operations lead, and your IT team are all getting their AI advice from different places. They can't agree because they're not hearing the same things.
Your team are using ChatGPT, Copilot, and other tools with no policy, no oversight, and no visibility. You're exposed and you know it.
88% of UK companies are using AI tools. Only 1% are doing it well.
We sit alongside your leadership team as your Fractional Chief AI Officer. Independent. Vendor-agnostic. Accountable for results, not just recommendations.
We interview your leadership team, audit your AI spend, and deliver a One Page AI Game Plan — what to do first, what to park, and what to avoid entirely.
Embedded AI leadership for your business. We oversee execution of your AI roadmap, evaluate vendors, build governance, and report to the board.
Hands-on AI leadership for companies in active transformation. Full CAIO scope with team mentoring and capability building.
For context: a full-time Chief AI Officer costs £250,000–£400,000/year. A Big Four AI strategy engagement costs £50,000–£200,000. All engagements are month-to-month after the initial 90-day period.
We talk to your leadership team. We audit what you've spent, what you've tried, and where the real opportunities are. You get a One Page AI Game Plan — clear, specific, and honest.
We sit alongside your team to oversee the first priority initiatives. We recommend execution partners, manage quality, and make sure you're not wasting money. Weekly or bi-weekly check-ins with leadership.
We build your internal AI muscle — governance frameworks, decision-making processes, team confidence. The goal is to make ourselves unnecessary, not to create dependency.
Bramforth AI was founded by two people who spend their careers helping organisations make high-stakes AI decisions — and kept seeing the same problem in the mid-market.
AI Strategy & Governance
Jamie's background is in AI strategy at the highest levels of UK government — advising on where AI creates genuine value, how to sequence investment, and how to build governance frameworks that actually work. He leads client engagements, runs diagnostics, and works directly with leadership teams to build their AI roadmap.
AI Technology & Implementation
Ben works in the AI team at one of the world's largest financial institutions. He brings deep technical expertise in AI architecture, tooling, and implementation — the ability to evaluate whether a vendor's claims are real, whether a technical approach will scale, and what it actually takes to put AI into production.
Together: the strategic clarity to know what to do, and the technical depth to know whether it will actually work. That combination is rare — and it's why most AI initiatives fail without it.
We work inside large organisations navigating AI. We know what actually works, what fails, and why — because we see it first-hand.
Our goal is to make ourselves unnecessary. We build your internal AI muscle so you don't need a permanent AI executive.
We don't build AI tools. We don't resell software. We don't take referral fees. Our only interest is the right answer for your business.
of AI transformations fail at the CEO level — not because of bad technology, but fatal leadership mistakes
BCG, 2026of AI failures trace back to people problems, not technical ones
Braincuber Technologiessuccess rate when AI is led by an external strategic adviser, vs 33% for internal builds
MIT SloanWe work with a specific type of company. If this doesn't describe you, we're probably not the right fit — and we'd rather be honest about that upfront.
Perspectives on AI strategy for the UK mid-market. No hype. No jargon.
The biggest blocker to AI progress in mid-market companies isn't technology — it's that leadership teams can't agree because they're all hearing different things. Here's how to close the gap.
Read on LinkedIn →83% of UK companies have employees using AI without any policy. That's not a technology risk — it's a data security, compliance, and reputational risk that most boards haven't addressed.
Read on LinkedIn →A strategy isn't "we use ChatGPT and we're looking at Copilot." It's a prioritised plan that connects AI investment to business outcomes — and 99% of mid-market companies don't have one.
Read on LinkedIn →7 questions. Under 2 minutes. You'll get a clear picture of where you stand, what's holding you back, and what to do first.
No sales pitch. No jargon. Just clarity.
30 minutes. No pitch, no slides, no pressure. We'll ask about your business and your AI situation, and tell you what we'd do if it were our company. If there's a fit, we'll talk about next steps. If there isn't, you'll still leave with something useful.
Book a Discovery CallOr email directly: info@bramforth.ai