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The Board. C-suite judgment, without the C-suite burn rate.

Ongoing fractional executive leadership. Fractional CTO, CIO, CISO, or a blend, for organizations that need seasoned strategic technology judgment without a full-time hire. The Board reviews architecture, coaches leadership, steers vendor decisions, builds compliance posture, and keeps your AI transformation moving forward quarter over quarter.

Who It's For

For leadership teams who need a peer at the table.

You do not need a body shop. You do not need a slide-deck factory. You need someone who has sat in the chair and will sit with you while you make the call.

Leadership teams carrying regulatory obligations and evolving technology strategy
Mid-market organizations without a full-time CTO, CIO, or CISO
Regulated businesses adopting AI who need continuous compliance counsel
Teams that have deployed AI but need governance to make it stick
What's Included

Six capabilities, blended to your engagement.

Most engagements combine three or four of these. We scope to your outcome, not a fixed menu.

Fractional CTO / CIO / CISO

Monthly advisory sessions, quarterly strategy reviews, continuous architecture counsel.

AI Readiness & Governance

Audit-informed roadmap, phased implementation planning, stakeholder alignment.

Vendor Evaluation & Selection

Technology choices, compliance implications, TCO modeling, contract red flags.

Compliance & Audit Preparation

Continuous posture, evidence gathering, regulator and auditor communication coaching.

Team Coaching

Technology decision-making, emerging-risk briefings, cross-functional alignment.

Ongoing Implementation Support

Phase gates, risk management, course correction when plans meet reality.

Engagement Models

Three shapes. One standard of senior ownership.

We scale involvement to match your stage, budget, and complexity. Not a rate card.

Pricing

Retainer-based. Right-sized to scope.

We do not negotiate rates at the outcome layer. We negotiate scope.

Monthly retainer

Scoped to your engagement

Every Board engagement is a monthly retainer, scoped to the depth of involvement you need. Advisory, project, and embedded engagements are quoted separately at contract. Every new Board engagement begins with an AI Audit that credits toward the retainer if you engage within 60 days.

FAQ

Common questions.

What roles do you fill as fractional?
CTO (product and engineering leadership), CIO (internal technology, SaaS stack, IT operations), CISO (security program, risk, compliance), or a blend. Most mid-market engagements blend two depending on where the biggest lever is.
How much time is involved each month?
We right-size involvement to the outcome you need. Advisory is a lighter monthly cadence. Embedded fractional engagements include leadership-meeting attendance, direct strategic work, and team mentorship. Scope is defined at kickoff.
How does The Board relate to the AI Audit?
Every new Board engagement begins with a Black Door AI Audit. The Audit produces the roadmap. The Board stewards it. The audit fee credits toward the Board retainer if you engage within 60 days.
Can you present to our board or investors?
Yes. Board and investor narratives are one of our most-requested outputs. We translate technical state, security posture, and technology strategy into language that accelerates fundraising, M&A, and board confidence.
Do you help hire and mentor our internal team?
Yes. We help design the org chart, write the scorecards, interview candidates, and mentor the team you have. Our explicit goal is to leave you stronger than you were, not more dependent on us.
Next Step

Let's scope your Board engagement.

Every Board engagement begins with an Audit: a fixed-fee, two to three-week diagnostic that produces the roadmap The Board stewards. Not sure yet? A 20-minute Discovery Call is free, and we will decide together whether an Audit is the right next move.

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