AI strategy · People · Transformation
AI transformation is a people project.
I help leaders turn AI ambition into solutions people can use. I connect technical teams to business priorities and the people closest to the work, so better technology leads to better ways of working and measurable results.
Hey there. I’m Jessica.
An empathetic doer for the AI era.
I’m a strategist, operator, and relationship builder. I’m curious about how people think, learn, and make sense of change. Today, I lead Slalom’s global OpenAI business across strategy, growth, partnerships, and delivery, developing a team of five Partner Solution Leads. I bring executives and technical teams together to decide what is worth building and how to put it to work. For me, turning intelligence into capability means helping people do things they couldn’t do before, with their experience and judgment at the center.
I grew up in the mountains of New Mexico and live in Portland, Oregon, with my family. Outside the office, I’m an outdoor-anything enthusiast, a philosophy nerd, a Moth storyteller, and a sipper of fancy drinks in tiny glasses.
Selected work
Strategy that gets all the way to practice.
I work with executives, engineers, and frontline teams to turn complicated ideas into clear decisions and useful tools. The measure is what changes for the people doing the work and the value that creates for the business.
Executive AI transformation
Turning seven executives into an AI leadership team
Coached a seven-person clinical research executive team through four workshops and 12+ one-to-one sessions, contributing to an approximately 50% increase in adoption across shared workflows.
7 executives · ~50% adoption lift · Board agent
GitHub Copilot adoption
Scaling useful AI across a global developer organization
Led adoption across 5,000+ licenses and 150 champions for a semiconductor company, creating practical enablement across four time zones.
5,000+ licenses · 150 champions · 4 time zones
Frontline workflow transformation
Turning an AI quality tool into frontline capability
Translated an AI quality-assurance tool into a persona-based enablement system for a $120M utility transformation, aligning training and supervisor coaching to operational workflows.
$120M program · Field enablement · Supervisor coaching
ChatGPT enterprise enablement
Making new capability usable for frontline leaders
Served as OpenAI subject-matter expert for a biotechnology company’s ChatGPT program, coaching frontline supervisors and hosting practical office hours for 25 leaders.
25 leaders · Frontline workflows · Practical adoption
Ideas in public
Essays about people, technology, and the futures we choose.
Please Don’t Call on Me: What Learning to Read Late Taught Me About Learning AI
A personal story about shame, confidence, and giving people a path into AI.
Read the idea 02I Did Not Need a Better Headshot. I Needed to Be Seen.
On visibility, identity, and what it means to recognize yourself in the story you tell the world.
Read the idea 03AI Needs Us to Make Governance Sexy (Like Brand Already Is)
Why governance needs a compelling story, a clear identity, and an invitation people want to join.
Read the idea 04Showing Up Anyway: AI Anxiety, Optimistic Futures, and Sundays with Frankie
What AI anxiety taught me about parenting, courage, and choosing to participate in the future.
Read the ideaThe creative practice
Voice, observation, and a life beyond the office.
Travel writing and visual work show another side of the same skill: paying attention, finding the story, and making it memorable.
Have a complicated AI problem?
Let’s make it feel possible.
If you’re deciding where AI fits, how to bring people with you, or what to build first, I’d love to hear about it.
Email Jessica