Founded by Jeff McMillan — Former Head of Firmwide AI, Morgan Stanley
McMillanAI partners with boards, CEOs, and leadership teams to build the AI knowledge and strategic frameworks organizations need to compete.
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We work with decision-makers who need to understand AI — not build it.
Equip your board with the AI literacy needed for effective governance, risk oversight, and strategic decision-making in the AI era.
Develop a clear AI vision for your organization. Understand the competitive landscape, investment priorities, and the talent implications of AI.
Sharpen your investment thesis with expert AI due diligence. Separate genuine AI capability from marketing hype in portfolio companies.
Every engagement draws from the same source — deploying AI at enterprise scale, translated into frameworks your organization can act on.
An integrated program that communicates your AI strategy across your entire organization and builds AI literacy at every level — senior leadership, managers, champions, and employees. Four components on a shared foundation of 40+ video modules.
4 components • 40+ modules • Organization-wide
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A structured 4–6 week diagnostic built on the proprietary McMillanAI Enterprise Maturity Framework v1.0 — measures your progress against a set of clearly defined, aspirational but achievable goals across 37 sub-components and six dimensions, and tells you what to do next. Industry-agnostic; converts the evidence into a documented strategy and executable roadmap.
4–6 weeks • Maturity scorecard • 30/60/90 day plan
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Ongoing senior AI counsel at the cadence that matches your program. Available in two tiers: 4 hours per month for established programs that need senior input at measured cadence, or 8 hours per month for programs actively building and scaling capability. Think of it like hiring a fractional Chief AI Officer.
Monthly engagement • 3-month minimum • Both tiers
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McMillanAI was founded by Jeffrey McMillan, former Head of Firmwide AI at Morgan Stanley, where he led AI strategy and implementation across one of the world's largest financial institutions.
A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and former U.S. Army officer, Jeff brings the same discipline, strategic clarity, and mission-driven leadership to AI transformation that defined his military service.
"The leaders who thrive won't be those who understand every algorithm — they'll be the ones who ask the right questions, set the right guardrails, and move decisively."
— Jeffrey McMillan, Founder
Trust is the foundation of advisory work. I publish the commitments I operate under so clients know exactly what to expect — before they engage.
No preferred vendors. No referral fees, commissions, or revenue shares with any AI platform or consulting firm. Recommendations reflect my independent view — never a financial relationship.
Strategy, internal challenges, technology decisions — what you share stays with me. I don't share client information across engagements or use one client's insights to benefit another.
Systems designed to deceive users. AI deployed to circumvent regulation. Removing human oversight from consequential decisions about people's lives. Headcount cuts dressed up as strategy.
Twenty of history's greatest minds — and me. Ask any question about strategy, leadership, or your business and get a synthesis, a verdict, and 20 individual perspectives in seconds.
Buffett on focus. Feynman on first principles. Mandela on the long game. Angelou on how you make people feel. All in the same room. All answering your question.
Jeff McMillan's insights on AI strategy have been featured across leading business and technology publications.
Schedule a confidential consultation to discuss how McMillanAI can help your organization navigate the AI transformation.