Avish Rai

My work sits at that intersection where business judgment, financial discipline, and organisational reality meet AI transformation. I focus on helping leaders answer hard questions early: What decision are we actually trying to improve? Where is the economic value cost, risk, or growth? What trade-offs are we willing to make? How will roles, incentives, and ways of working change? I approach AI not as a capability to deploy, but as a capital allocation and operating model decision. My background and interests span: AI transformation from a business-first lens Finance basics for decision-making (ROI, opportunity cost, risk) Organisational design, workforce impact, and adoption Governance and execution realities that determine success or failure I’m particularly interested in situations where: AI ideas look attractive but compete for scarce talent and leadership attention Pilots succeed technically but fail to scale Value is assumed rather than explicitly designed