Higher AI ROI
MIT Technology Review Insights research with EDB reports 5x higher ROI among organizations deeply committed to control of their AI and data, including governance.
MIT Technology Review Insights / EDB, 2026Why this group & why now?
AI needs executive ownership.
The question for CEOs and senior leaders is where to apply AI, how to manage risk, and how to turn opportunity into measurable business value.
The ownership gap
Who owns the AI business result?
One of the biggest blind spots in business today is the gap between experimenting with AI and owning its results. Leaders need to align on priorities, establish clear governance, and assign responsibility for the workflows that change.
The AI Vistage Group closes that gap through a concrete enterprise AI project, structured peer accountability, and six already-booked expert speakers. Each member works toward measurable operational improvements and bottom-line financial returns.
Abandon most AI initiatives
In S&P Global Market Intelligence’s 2025 survey, 42% of companies reported abandoning most AI initiatives before production, up from 17% a year earlier.
S&P Global Market Intelligence, 2025Choose business priorities.
Scattered tool use can create activity without value. Decide which opportunity deserves time, money, and leadership attention.
Govern the work.
Set practical policies, decision rights, security standards, and executive oversight. Define who owns the workflow and its business result.
Build a real project.
Each member brings one enterprise AI initiative and advances it through the program, with measures for operational improvement and financial value.
Keep implementation moving.
Trusted peers pressure-test assumptions and hold you accountable. Six booked expert speakers help you address strategy, governance, implementation, and adoption.
Research points to the execution challenge.
Turn AI investment into organizational capability.
The Hackett Group’s 2025 CIO research identifies execution, data quality, workforce readiness, and realistic expectations as barriers to scaling AI. Our group turns those leadership responsibilities into applied work.
Read The Hackett Group’s researchHosted by The Leadership Program
Build the project. Own the outcome.
Eight sessions from November 2026 through June 2027. Founding cohort investment: $7,995. Admission by application and approval.
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