Executive Résumé

Dr. Tyrone Grandison

Enterprise AI, Data & Technology Transformation Executive

Executive Profile

Strategy translated into enterprise outcomes.

I am an enterprise AI, data, and technology executive with a record of translating strategy into production systems, operating models, organizational capability, governance, and measurable enterprise outcomes. I have served as Chief AI Officer, CTO, CIO, and Deputy Chief Data Officer across Fortune 500 companies, government, global research, nonprofit, consulting, and advisory environments. My leadership record includes global technology portfolios associated with more than $5B in Microsoft revenue; public-sector solutions generating $900M; an $8.5M annual technology budget; scaling a technology organization from 30 to 62; reducing development cycles by 66%; modernizing data capabilities across 12 Commerce bureaus; and building AI platforms with modeled annual operating and premium opportunity measured in the millions.

$5B+

Microsoft revenue

$900M

Public-sector solutions

66%

Faster development cycles

Data/AI organization

Commerce bureaus

Leadership Impact

Enterprise Leadership & Value Creation

AI transformation & production execution

Lead a 47-person Data/AI organization (7 direct reports) at Cornerstone Assurance, implementing AI and agentic workflows across claims, policy service, producer/customer intelligence, retention, and customer support.

Claims & servicing economics

Led an AI claims/policy-service platform serving ~400-600 users and supporting up to 150,000 claims and 1M+ servicing transactions annually; estimated 20-30% lower handling time, 30-50% faster routine decisions, and 20-35% lower servicing costs, representing ~$4-8M in annual productivity/operating value on ~$5M investment.

Global cloud & ecosystem impact

At Microsoft, led global App Innovation, Infrastructure & Security partner technology strategy; associated efforts contributed to $5B+ in Microsoft revenue. Earlier Public Sector solutions generated $900M.

Enterprise operating responsibility

As CIO of IHME, managed an $8.5M annual budget, grew the technology organization from 30 to 62, introduced Agile/LEAN, reduced development cycles 66%, and launched the institution's first mobile apps and API.

Federal data modernization

As Deputy CDO at Commerce, co-founded and led the Commerce Data Service across 12 bureaus, scaled to 33 engineers in two months, delivered 15+ award-winning data products, and increased budget from $1.8M to $3.5M.

Career Timeline

Professional Experience

Sep 2025 - Present

Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

Cornerstone Assurance Corporation

Lead a 47-person Data/AI organization with 7 direct reports, aligning AI investment, delivery, governance, and adoption with insurance operations, product strategy, customer experience, and enterprise value.
Led implementation of an AI-driven claims and policy-service platform for ~400-600 claims, customer service, fraud, legal, and operations users, supporting up to 150,000 claims and 1M+ servicing transactions annually.
Deployed AI/agentic workflows for claim classification, document extraction, missing-information detection, next-action recommendations, and routine servicing automation; current outcomes include 20-30% lower handling time, 30-50% faster routine claims decisions, and 20-35% lower servicing costs.
Estimated ~$4-8M in annual productivity and operating value on ~$5M investment (~0.8-1.6x annual benefit-to-cost), excluding additional customer-experience and capacity value.

Oct 2021 - Sep 2025

Chief Technology Officer - Global Partner Solutions

Microsoft

Led a global App Innovation, Infrastructure & Security team (Aug 2023-Sep 2025), driving technical strategy, co-innovation, and scalable, secure Azure architectures; associated efforts contributed to more than $5B in Microsoft revenue.
Led the global Public Sector team (Oct 2021-Aug 2023) across government, defense, and education; helped create and launch differentiated partner solutions generating $900M in revenue.
Directed partner strategy, go-to-market plans, technical enablement, and architecture guidance, connecting technology execution to commercial and mission outcomes.

Mar 2018 - Oct 2021

Founder

The Data-Driven Institute

Founded a nonprofit helping policymakers and communities implement technology- and data-informed strategies; advised the U.S. Census Bureau, Democracy Works, startups, and other organizations.
Served in interim CTO, VP Data, and Executive Advisor roles; designed strategies, oversaw technology product delivery, and helped scale digital services.

Oct 2016 - Mar 2018

Chief Information Officer

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Owned technology vision and execution for a global research institution within the University of Washington; managed an $8.5M annual budget.
Scaled the technology organization from 30 to 62, introduced Agile and LEAN, reduced development cycles by 66%, and launched the organization's first mobile apps and API, improving product delivery, data access, and research dissemination.

Jul 2015 - Aug 2016

Deputy Chief Data Officer

U.S. Department of Commerce

Co-founded and led the Commerce Data Service, supporting data modernization across 12 bureaus; scaled the team to 33 engineers in two months.
Delivered 15+ award-winning data products, drove department-wide technology upgrades, and increased program budget from $1.8M to $3.5M.

Sep 2014 - Jul 2015

Presidential Innovation Fellow

U.S. White House

Partnered with multiple federal agencies to deliver technology modernization; created 13 data products across labor, energy, and census environments and led civic-data community/developer engagement.

Leadership Toolkit

Core Executive Capabilities

Enterprise AI Strategy & Operating Models

AI Governance & Responsible AI

Data Strategy & Governance

Technology Strategy & Architecture

Cloud & Infrastructure Modernization

Product & Platform Delivery

P&L/Investment Value Cases

Organizational Scaling

Cybersecurity & Risk

Executive Stakeholder Leadership

Partner Ecosystems

Agile/LEAN Transformation

Credentials

Education & Recognition

Ph.D., Computer Science

Imperial College London

Security and Trust Management for Internet Applications

Advanced Executive MBA

IBM Academy of Education

Executive leadership, strategy, and enterprise value creation

Recognition

Industry Honors

Top 5 Rising Chief AI Officers in the AI Space (2025, CIO Look); Top 10 Most Influential Black Executives to Follow (2024, CIO Views).

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