AI Builder • 3x CHRO • AI Trainer: OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft

I Build AI That Transforms Enterprises.

Not decks. Not strategies. Working products. 6 AI-native applications shipped. Enterprise AI transformation for PE portfolio companies. 3x CHRO. 2,300+ executives coached. Author of 7 books. Forbes, NBC and Fast Company contributor.

Yuri Kruman, AI Builder and enterprise AI transformation leader
OpenAI Microsoft Forbes Fast Company Newsweek
What I've Built

6 AI-Native Products Shipped.
Not Advised. Built.

Every one of these is a working product I designed, architected and shipped. Full-stack. AI-native. In production.

AI HR Pilot

Enterprise HR chatbot for employee policy Q&A. Python, NLP, HR compliance engine. Handles the 800+ monthly inquiries that drain HR teams.

Python • NLP • HR Tech

DueDrill

AI-powered due diligence platform for PE/VC. Batch-analyze 20-50 companies, generate risk-scored memos, replace $15K/deal manual research.

Full-Stack • AI Research • FinTech

ChaiRaise

AI CRM for nonprofit fundraising. 110+ HNW donor pipeline management, multi-tier cultivation workflows, email drafting via Claude API.

React • Claude API • CRM

Career Beast Mode

Career operating system with Beast Score assessment, Portfolio OS framework, income stream tracking. The companion app for the AI Wage Gap book.

React • AI Engine • SaaS

Commander-in-Chief AI

Interactive AI coaching companion based on the bestselling leadership book series. Personalized coaching conversations powered by Claude API.

React • Claude API • Coaching

BookToCourse.AI

Transforms published books into AI-powered online academies. Full-stack EdTech platform. Authors keep 100% ownership and revenue.

Full-Stack • AI Video • EdTech
0 AI Products Shipped
0 Books Published
0 Executives Coached
0 Avg. Enterprise Engagement
How I Deliver Value

Build. Lead. Teach.

Three capabilities that compound: I build AI products for enterprises, lead HR transformation as a 3x CHRO and teach executives how to close their own AI gaps.

Enterprise AI Transformation

Custom AI application development for PE portfolio companies and enterprises. Not vendor implementations: bespoke AI products built from scratch, integrated into your workflows, owned by you. $5K-$50K per build.

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3x CHRO / HR Leadership

Fractional Chief Human Resources Officer for Fortune 500, PE-backed firms and high-growth startups. Talent architecture, M&A integration, HRIS, compliance, digital transformation of HR operations. $15K/month retainer.

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Teaching & Executive Coaching

AI model trainer for OpenAI, Meta and Microsoft. Portfolio Executive Cohort launching on ForwardShare. Course developer for Microsoft/Coursera. 2,300+ leaders coached across industries.

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Original Research

The AI Wage Gap & The AI Build Gap

Two original research frameworks I coined and defined, now used across the enterprise AI landscape. Backed by data from McKinsey, PwC, Gartner and Deloitte.

The AI Wage Gap

AI-skilled workers earn 56% more than their peers.

The growing income and opportunity divide between professionals and organizations that use AI to multiply their value, and those that compete against AI without leveraging it. AI-integrated executives see 14.2x output multiplication.

Research Site → The Book →
The AI Build Gap

78% of enterprise AI initiatives fail to produce ROI.

The organizational capability chasm between companies whose teams can use AI tools and those whose teams can actually build, deploy and maintain them. The Build Gap is the root cause of the 78% enterprise AI failure rate.

Research Site → Whitepapers →
Closing the
AI Wage Gap
The Complete AI Wage Gap Vertical

Book. Research. Cohort. Platform. Enterprise Builds.

Closing the AI Wage Gap is not just a book: it's a complete system. Original research. A 275-page practical framework. The Portfolio Executive Cohort (12 weeks, max 8 students, launching on ForwardShare). Career Beast Mode as the companion app. The Leverage Brief weekly newsletter. And enterprise AI transformation engagements that put the framework into action.

Now Enrolling

Portfolio Executive Cohort

12-week live transformation program for executives building AI-leveraged portfolio income. Maximum 8 students per cohort. Live sessions with me, Portfolio OS framework implementation, peer accountability.

  • 12 weeks of live instruction and coaching
  • Max 8 students: intensive, not a webinar
  • Platform: ForwardShare
  • Inaugural cohort: $2,500 (subsequent: $4,500)
Apply for the Cohort
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Weeks

Q2 2026 cohort forming now

Enterprise Clients & Media

Where I've Delivered

EY
Google
Goldman Sachs
Bank of America
Medtronic
Fortress Investment Group
NBC
Forbes
Fast Company
Newsweek
Columbia University
UPenn • Wharton

HR Tech Outlook Magazine: Top 10 HR Consulting Vendor 2020 (alongside Mercer, Conduent and Baker Tilly)

Client Impact

Real Engagements, Real Results

Started as executive coaching for our CEO and COO. Expanded into a $144K strategic HR build-out: complete HR department from scratch, employee handbook, talent management systems. Directly led to HR Tech Outlook Top 10 HR Consulting Vendor recognition (alongside Mercer, Conduent and Baker Tilly).

Alex & Sofia Koshevatsky

CEO & COO, Healthflex Home Health Services (Inc. 5000) • 10-month engagement

Launched a Universal L&D Program across our entire organization: 20 hours of instruction per person annualized to 40, Team Leader community programs and the LEAP program (Leadership Development Acceleration) for high potentials. A 14-month engagement that transformed how we develop talent industry-wide.

Olga (CFO) & Jo Lewis (L&D)

TM Forum • Telecoms Industry Association • $140K, 14 months

Developing a comprehensive Account Manager with Copilot training program for the Microsoft Sales Toolkit. Multi-module curriculum (C1–C4, M1–M4) with graded assessments. Large-scale course development with AI integration baked in from the ground up.

Microsoft (via Coursera Learning Partner)

Course Development Team: Heather Brown, Jessica Egan, Sugandha Sharma • Active 2025

AI is our number one top priority. Yuri is leading our AI transformation coaching and HR/AI integration consulting. Very engaged, very strategic, very hands-on.

Finesse Blumenthal

Secretariat International • Expert Witness / Legal Consulting • Active

Let's Build

Your Enterprise AI Transformation Starts Here

Whether you need custom AI applications for your PE portfolio companies, a fractional CHRO, executive coaching or a keynote on closing the AI gaps: I bring the same builder intensity to every engagement.