Board Technology Advisor · UK · France · EU
Steve Vaile advises boards and leadership teams on how disruptive technologies affect operations, governance and strategic risk.
Over more than 30 years, he has built, scaled and advised businesses in deep technology, finance infrastructure and international growth. From causal analysis companies acquired by IBM and EMC to Cambodia's first credit bureau and Quantum Security Defence.
He helps organisations identify what is really changing, where they are exposed, and how to respond before disruption becomes cost.
Independent technology board positions for established companies navigating AI adoption, quantum security, and deep technology decisions.
Learn moreGovernance frameworks and executive guides created for board members making AI and quantum security decisions for the first time.
Learn moreFor deep tech and AI founders whose product is credible but whose commercial narrative is not landing with buyers or investors.
Learn moreA structured briefing pack that turns your AI readiness data into the format a board discussion actually requires.
A methodology for how boards should govern AI decisions, built on causal reasoning rather than compliance checklists.
A board-ready analysis of your organisation's exposure to quantum computing threats and a prioritised action plan.
A comprehensive framework for governing your organisation's transition to quantum-safe cryptography.
AI Research
The 2025 Chroma study tested 18 frontier models and found every single one degrades as context grows. Here is what Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta are doing to fix it.
AI Research
Quantum computing gets proposed as a fix for LLM context window limits. Our research team investigated. The answer is no, and the reasons why are worth understanding.
AI Governance
Most boards think they have an AI strategy. What they have is an AI conversation that has not yet become a governance structure. The distinction matters. and the failure patterns are specific.
Board Advisory and NED Roles
No firm affiliation. No secondary interest in a follow-on engagement. Entry via a paid board assessment, then advisory board position for boards of companies navigating AI adoption, quantum security transition, or deep technology decisions without internal expertise.
Enquire about a board advisory engagementCommercial Strategy for Deep Tech Founders
The product is credible. The commercial narrative is not. Project-scoped engagements for Series A-C founders in EU and UK: repositioned value proposition, sales narrative, messaging framework, and go-to-market structure.
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Steve Vaile writes on AI governance, quantum risk, and the decisions boards face before policy forces their hand. Published when there is something worth saying.