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Technology Strategy, Change Management, Security and Trust, Governance

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SL Advisory provides strategic, actionable advice to help executives navigate the opportunities and risks in today’s business and technology ecosystems

The 8 Pillar Program for AI

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The 8 Pillar Program for AI

Innovation, Transformation and Change Management, built to deliver measurable business value from AI, at scale, in a safe and sound manner.

  1. Vision and Strategy for Business Impact

    • Tie AI to 3–5 company priorities with measurable outcome targets
    • Rank use cases by value, feasibility and risk, then scale the winners from pilot to production
    • Board-approved AI ambition and risk appetite

  2. AI Technology Architecture and Tools

    • One shared, reusable platform for models, agents and integration
    • Production-grade monitoring for accuracy, drift and cost, with a human in the loop where it matters
    • Security by design, including control of shadow AI

  3. Data as a Core Asset

    • Data quality, lineage and clear ownership
    • Rules for what data each model may use, plus privacy and consent compliance
    • Proprietary data made AI-ready as a competitive advantage

  4. Partners and Key Providers

    • Vendor due diligence on data rights, IP, SLAs and audit rights
    • Multi-model strategy and exit plans to limit lock-in and fourth-party risk
    • Clear build, buy or partner decisions

  5. Security and Trust

    • Ethical AI principles of fairness, transparency, accountability and human oversight, built into every use case
    • Risk-tiered security controls aligned to NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001 and the EU AI Act
    • Live AI inventory, red-teaming and an AI incident-response plan

  6. Board and Management Level Governance

    • Clear committee ownership and a regular board AI dashboard
    • AI council, an accountable executive and three lines of defense
    • Director AI fluency and disclosure readiness

  7. Talent and Training

    • AI literacy for everyone, with deeper training by role
    • Workforce planning for changing roles and new skills
    • Change management that measures real adoption

  8. Funding and Investment Profile

    • Portfolio funding released in stages, balancing quick wins and bigger bets
    • Full cost of ownership, from compute to monitoring
    • Value reported to the board to decide what to scale or stop

Governance, risk and trust run across every pillar, from first use case to enterprise scale.

We lead with the positive for sustained impact

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    CIOs

    become digital leaders through laser focused prioritization

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    CISOs

    put security in business terms

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    CROs

    understand technology, innovation, and information risk

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    CEOs

    leverage technology to innovate, build, scale, and lead

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    Boards of Directors

    become better stewards and fiduciaries

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Shelley Leibowitz

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Meet Shelley Leibowitz

SL Advisory was founded by Shelley Leibowitz, prominent technology advisor, director, thought leader, and coach.

Shelley has spent her career at the intersection of financial services and technology, with both private sector and public sector experience. With an established record in innovation, operations, risk management, and board oversight she brings to bear a history of success in leveraging technology tools and services for growth, impact, and social good.

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