Almere, Netherlands

Jami Kiran

Board-ready Global Executive, Board Member and Senior Advisor helping CEOs, public-sector leaders and defence organizations govern AI, modernize mission-critical enterprises and unlock trusted growth.

Strategic counsel at the intersection of AI governance, cyber resilience, enterprise architecture, sovereign innovation and digital transformation, built for boardrooms where technology choices now define growth, trust and institutional resilience.

US$1.2T+ Cumulative global revenue base influenced through enterprise transformation, innovation programs and ecosystem leadership Based on the revenue scale of global organizations and ecosystems touched by leadership, advisory and transformation work.
20+ Years of global leadership
30+ Countries reached through transformation programs
7 AI patents as inventor
AI Governance, sovereign AI and responsible modernization

Board & CEO Value Proposition

Board-level judgment for AI-era growth, risk oversight and resilient enterprise transformation.

Jami brings the rare combination boards need now: deep technology fluency, global transformation operating experience, AI governance expertise and the ability to translate complex risk into clear strategic choices. He helps CEOs and boards turn AI, cyber, cloud and data decisions into defensible growth, resilient operations and trusted stakeholder outcomes.

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AI Governance & Board Risk

Independent guidance on responsible AI, explainability, compliance, privacy and accountable oversight.

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Public Sector & Defence Trust

Strategic advisory for sovereign AI, secure modernization and mission-critical digital ecosystems.

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Transformation Execution

Architecture, cloud, data and automation leadership that converts strategy into measurable outcomes.

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Growth & Ecosystem Strategy

Patents, partnerships and advisory networks that connect innovation investment to market relevance.

Ideal mandates AI governance committees, digital transformation boards, public-sector modernization councils, defence technology advisory boards, cyber-risk oversight and innovation investment forums.

Executive Profile

Modernizing enterprises where AI, platforms and governance meet.

Jami Kiran speaking at the CITEA Digital Cyprus Conference 2025
CITEA Digital Cyprus Conference 2025

Jami is a globally experienced AI, enterprise architecture and digital transformation executive with more than two decades of leadership across Europe, Asia and North America.

His work spans enterprise modernization, AI strategy, cloud transformation, cybersecurity, data platforms and innovation programs for large global organizations. He currently serves as Executive Vice President - Innovation & Transformation at AdeptView, and previously led global AI, applications and data science functions at Atos / Eviden.

The US$1.2T+ global revenue impact reflects the cumulative revenue base and market scale of organizations, public-sector environments and enterprise ecosystems influenced through his transformation initiatives, innovation programs and advisory leadership across 30+ countries.

Experience

Enterprise leadership across strategy, architecture and delivery.

2026-Present

AdeptView

Executive Vice President - Innovation & Transformation

Leads global AI, digital transformation and innovation strategy across enterprise client contexts.

2020-2025

Atos / Eviden

Global CTO / Global Head of AI, Data Sciences & Applications

Directed AI transformation, cloud modernization, cybersecurity and intelligent automation programs, with emphasis on governance for enterprise-scale and regulated environments.

2025-Present

Smarttive

Board Member

Advises on strategy, innovation, digital transformation and market-facing technology direction.

Previous Leadership Experience

Senior architecture, transformation and technology leadership across global enterprises.

Daikin Europe

Chief Architect / Enterprise Transformation Leader

Wolters Kluwer

Global Head of Data Center & Technology

Cargill

Global Lead Solutions / Chief Architect

ABN AMRO

Chief Architect

ING

Chief Architect - BC/DR

IBM

Principal Architect / Technology Leader

Symantec

Team Manager - Sr Director, Research & Innovation

EDS Technologies

Team Manager / Enterprise Architect

Current Board & Advisory

Current board, council and advisory roles across AI, security, venture and education ecosystems.

AI Security Advisory

EC-Council

Artificial Intelligence Security Advisory Board contribution focused on AI security and responsible AI.

Board Member

SMARTTIVE

Board-level strategy, innovation, digital transformation and market-facing technology advisory.

Innovation Council

Vation Ventures

Advisory council participation across enterprise technology, innovation and transformation leadership.

EdTech Advisory

LearnlyApp EdTech

Board and advisory support for education technology, skills development and AI-enabled learning.

Expert Network

GLG

Expert advisory engagement supporting executive and market insight conversations.

Investment & Innovation

BCI Summit

Advisory presence connected to innovation, ecosystem leadership and strategic investment forums.

Executive Learning & Credentials

Harvard ManageMentor leadership development and executive education credentials.

Publicly shared Harvard ManageMentor completions issued by Harvard Business Publishing, alongside broader executive education and doctoral research credentials that support Jami's leadership practice across strategy, innovation, crisis response, collaboration and AI-led transformation.

Harvard ManageMentor

Budgeting

Financial planning and budget discipline for accountable business leadership.

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Global Collaboration

Cross-border collaboration practices for distributed teams, partners and global transformation.

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Crisis Management

Decisive action, communication in uncertainty, team resilience and recovery in volatile situations.

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Coaching

Coaching practices for performance growth, capability development and stronger leadership conversations.

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Feedback Essentials

Structured feedback techniques that improve clarity, trust, accountability and team performance.

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Customer Focus

Customer-centered decision-making for stronger value creation and business alignment.

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Team Creation

Building effective teams with role clarity, trust, operating rhythm and shared direction.

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Sharpening Your Business Acumen

Business fundamentals for executive decision-making, commercial judgment and enterprise value.

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Business Case Development

Developing clear business cases that connect strategy, investment, risk and measurable outcomes.

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Innovation and Creativity

Creative thinking and innovation practices for new ideas, differentiation and strategic renewal.

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Innovation Implementation

Moving innovation from concept to adoption through execution discipline and stakeholder alignment.

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Strategy Planning and Execution

Strategy formulation, prioritization and execution practices for enterprise transformation.

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Digital Intelligence

Digital fluency for leaders navigating platforms, data, automation and technology-enabled change.

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Strategic Thinking

Long-range thinking, market awareness and structured choices for senior leadership decisions.

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Career Management

Values, skills, growth relationships, learning agility and resilience through obstacles and setbacks.

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Executive Education

Digital Strategy, AI and Organizational Leadership

Broader executive learning across Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan and Columbia Business School, complemented by doctoral research at Paris American International University.

Education & Research

Executive education and doctoral research across AI, cybersecurity and digital leadership.

2021-Dec 2022

Harvard Business School Executive Education

Leading in the Digital Age

Organizational Leadership

Dec 2024-Dec 2027

Paris American International University

PhD, Data & Cybersecurity

Doctoral research focused on data, cybersecurity and trustworthy AI themes.

Jun 2016-2018

Columbia Business School Executive Education

Digital Strategies for Business: Leading the Next-Generation Enterprise

Digital Strategies for Business

2014-2016

MIT Sloan School of Management

Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy

Field of study: Artificial Intelligence

Research & Innovation

Trustworthy AI for regulated domains.

PhD research

Focused on federated and explainable learning for trustworthy AI in regulated domains.

Responsible AI

Strategy and governance for AI systems that must satisfy enterprise, privacy and compliance needs.

Sovereign AI

Advisory themes across sovereign AI, privacy-preserving machine learning and explainable systems.

AI Patent Portfolio

Inventor portfolio across AI, explainability, enterprise automation and compliance-centric systems.

Inventor 8 AI patents

Patent portfolio across AI, explainability, automation, intelligent operations, data science and compliance-centric AI systems, aligned with enterprise modernization and regulated-domain adoption.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI-driven enterprise capabilities for modernization, decision support and intelligent platforms.

Explainable AI

Approaches that make AI reasoning, confidence and decision pathways more transparent.

Enterprise Automation

Automation frameworks for operational efficiency, intelligent workflows and scalable transformation.

Intelligent Operations

AI-enabled operations, monitoring, anomaly detection and resilient enterprise technology delivery.

Data Sciences

Data-driven models and analytics patterns for enterprise, public-sector and regulated environments.

Compliance-Centric AI

AI governance patterns supporting auditability, accountability and compliance-sensitive adoption.

Federated & Sovereign AI

Privacy-preserving and sovereign AI themes aligned with distributed learning and data protection.

Cybersecurity & Risk

Security-aware AI, cyber resilience, data governance and risk management for mission-critical systems.

CC-FEAI Defense AI Framework

The future of defense AI is federated, explainable and trusted.

CC-FEAI is presented as a defense-oriented framework for trustworthy AI in mission-critical systems, built around data sovereignty, federated learning, explainability, zero-trust security and continuous compliance.

Train anywhere Share nothing Explain everything Trust continuously
CC-FEAI defense-oriented framework for trustworthy AI in mission-critical systems infographic

Published & Featured Work

Public thought leadership, articles, profiles and indexed mentions under Jami's name.

LinkedIn Articles
Mar 29, 2021

Diversity Doesn't Stick Without Inclusion!!!

A leadership reflection on inclusive behaviors, belonging and the conditions that make diversity durable inside teams.

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Mar 25, 2021

When you lead with your values, you instill trust in your leadership.

A piece on values-led leadership, trust and translating principles into visible management behavior.

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Mar 24, 2021

Your values are your foundation, but you also need direction.

A short perspective on vision as the practical compass for leadership, teams and future-focused change.

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Public Posts & Thought Leadership
2026

Top Leaders 2026, Sovereign AI and AI Transformation

Public LinkedIn post connected to sovereign AI, responsible transformation and leadership recognition.

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2026

AI Compute Summit, Amsterdam

Post on compute power, data infrastructure and energy as forces shaping the next wave of AI.

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2026

AI Security Advisory Board

Public announcement on joining the EC-Council Artificial Intelligence Security Advisory Board.

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2026

Federated and Explainable AI for Trustworthy Systems

Post describing PhD work on trustworthy, explainable and compliance-centric AI in regulated environments.

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2025

The Global AI Accord Series

Public post connected to corporate leadership, AI ethics, global trust and responsible AI frameworks.

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2025

Voices of the Hamburg Declaration on Responsible AI for the SDGs

Indexed public LinkedIn activity connected to responsible AI, sustainable development and global AI dialogue.

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2025

Leadership, Innovation and Digital Transformation

Public post highlighting seven AI patents, global transformation reach and responsible innovation themes.

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2025

Family Signs and Neurodiversity Innovation

Public announcement introducing Jami as COO of the ATHENS Research Consortium initiative.

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2023

Intersec 2023 Video

Indexed public LinkedIn post connected to Intersec 2023 and cybersecurity-focused industry activity.

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2023

Public Sector Legacy IT

Indexed LinkedIn post connected to UK government, public-sector modernization and legacy technology themes.

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2023

EdTech Board Member and High-Value Skills

Indexed LinkedIn post connected to education technology, board advisory work and skills transformation.

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2024

Atos Contract Extension

Indexed LinkedIn post connected to enterprise services, strategic accounts and transformation delivery.

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Awards & Recognition

Recognition for AI leadership, sovereign innovation and global transformation impact.

2026

Top Most Inspiring Leaders Making A Difference In 2026

Featured by The Arabian Articles as #18 on its 2026 list, with a profile titled "Jami Kiran: Leading the Future of Sovereign and Trusted Artificial Intelligence."

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2025

Leadership, Innovation and Digital Transformation Recognition

Public recognition shared by All Around Worlds highlighting seven AI patents, transformation reach across 30+ countries, and advocacy for responsible innovation.

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2025

Gratitude, Teamwork, Data & Analytics Recognition

Public LinkedIn recognition connected to teamwork, gratitude, data and analytics leadership, and enterprise transformation impact.

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Ongoing

Responsible AI and Sovereign AI Voice

Recognition connected to AI governance, compliance-centric innovation, federated explainable AI, cybersecurity and mission-critical modernization.

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Core Competencies

Built for executive-level transformation conversations.

Artificial Intelligence Enterprise Architecture Digital Transformation Cybersecurity Cloud Transformation AI Governance Data & Analytics Executive Leadership Strategic Partnerships

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