NEXIRO exists for one reason: to help executive teams realize business value from AI when most organizations cannot.
The market is full of AI tools, pilots, vendors, and promises. Yet for many enterprises, value remains elusive. Investment rises, experimentation grows, and expectations intensify, but measurable impact often lags behind. Why? Because AI value creation is not primarily a technology problem. It is a leadership, alignment, and execution problem.
NEXIRO was founded by Dr. Michael Proksch based on the thinking behind his 2024 book on AI value creation, developed alongside senior industry leaders including Nisha Paliwal of AbbVie, former MVP at Capital One, Dr. Wil Bielert, CIO of PremierTech, and contributors with leadership backgrounds from HP, Starbucks, and CBS.
Their collective insight: organizations do not fail with AI because they lack access to tools. They fail because strategy, use-case selection, data, operating model, governance, and adoption are not brought together in a way that produces durable enterprise value.
That is where NEXIRO comes in.
We help CIOs and C-level leaders answer the questions that determine whether AI becomes a growth lever or an expensive distraction:
- Where is the real value in our business?
- Which AI opportunities are strategically relevant and economically meaningful?
- What is preventing us from scaling beyond pilots?
- What capabilities must be built across business, data, technology, and governance?
- How do we create an AI roadmap that is credible, actionable, and tied to enterprise outcomes?
NEXIRO brings executive-level clarity to AI transformation. We help organizations reduce noise, prioritize what matters, align leadership teams, and build the conditions for value creation at scale.lts.
AI has the potential to bring about profound transformations in our lives, provided we can embrace it without fear of redefining our own identities…
Dr. Michael Proksch
Dr. Michael Proksch is a trusted advisor to senior leaders seeking to translate AI ambition into measurable business performance. He has guided organizations across industries and geographies in creating value through AI, building cross-functional capabilities, and aligning transformation efforts with enterprise strategy. His work stands out for one reason: he does not treat AI as a disconnected innovation agenda. He helps leaders integrate AI into the real business system: strategy, operations, talent, technology, decision-making, and value realization. As an academic and practitioner, Michael combines strategic depth with operational credibility. He has taught at institutions including Thunderbird School of Global Management and the University of Connecticut and also supports the University of Maryland Global Campus as Chief Scientist. Through NEXIRO, he helps executive teams move from AI enthusiasm to AI advantage.
