Work — Chad Boersema

Work

I've spent my career being the person who has to make the technology actually work — not in a deck, but in production, across a real organization. A few examples.

AI & Governance

Leading AI adoption across a national university

Chief Data Officer · National Louis University

Challenge

A national university facing the same AI wave as everyone else — usage already happening informally, no clear governance, and real risk alongside real opportunity.

What I did

I've worked to move the institution from scattered, ungoverned AI use toward a coherent approach — connecting data governance, policy, and practical adoption so AI becomes a capability the institution can actually use, not just talk about.

Outcome

A more deliberate, institution-wide footing for AI — grounded in governance and data, not hype.

Data & Systems

Building the systems higher ed runs on

Two decades · SIS → BI → Information Services

Challenge

Institutions depend on student information systems, reporting, and data infrastructure that have to actually work — every term, for every student, under real constraints.

What I did

Over two decades I led student information systems, then business intelligence and information services — and spent years on the vendor side helping other institutions do the same. The throughline: turning messy institutional reality into systems people can trust and use.

Outcome

Data and systems infrastructure institutions rely on daily — the unglamorous foundation everything else, including AI, now depends on.

Founder / Product

Founding eleved.ai — practical AI readiness for organizations

Founder · eleved.ai

Challenge

Most AI advice is either vendor hype or abstract theory. Organizations need a practical map: where are we ready, where aren’t we, and what do we do Monday morning?

What I did

I founded eleved.ai to help organizations navigate AI readiness, strategy, and education. It started with a structured AI-readiness framework and field-guide series built for how higher ed actually works — and the same practical approach now serves organizations well beyond campus, from small businesses to nonprofits.

Outcome

A growing body of frameworks, tools, education, and advisory work helping organizations get genuinely ready for AI.

See the framework at eleved.ai

Co-founder / Startup

Co-founding Osusu

Co-founder · Early stage

Challenge

Advising organizations on AI is one thing. Building something new with it, from zero, is another — and it's the fastest way to keep the advice honest.

What I did

I'm co-founding Osusu, an early-stage venture still taking shape. Consulting proves you can guide the work; founding proves you can do it.

Outcome

Early days by design. More soon.

Want this kind of work at your organization?

That's exactly what eleved.ai is for — AI strategy, readiness, and education for organizations of every size.

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