# AI EDGE URL: https://rgi.rollins.edu/ai-edge AI EDGE # AI in service of human judgment. AI EDGE is RGI's applied AI operation — building tools, conducting research, generating executive intelligence, and facilitating the conversations that define how organizations lead in an AI-shaped world. ## What AI EDGE Does AI Services ### We Build What We Teach RGI does not advise from a distance. We build AI agents, workflows, and tools across our own operations first — and bring what works into the hands of partners, clients, and learners. - + Custom AI agents built around real workflow tasks - + Deployable tools that partner organizations can own and operate - + AI capabilities embedded directly into executive education Contract R&D ### Honest Answers Before You Commit Organizations rarely lack AI enthusiasm. They lack honest answers about where it will actually move the needle. AI EDGE delivers client-funded applied research built around the questions that matter to your organization specifically. - + AI readiness assessments - + Workflow and process evaluation - + Use case identification and scoping - + Targeted pilots and rapid prototypes - + Governance and policy framework design Original Research ### The Work That Holds Up Under Scrutiny AI EDGE invests in the slower, harder work of original frameworks, credible research, and insight that holds up under scrutiny — not commentary that chases the news cycle. - + Sponsored research initiatives - + Original AI insight development - + Executive briefings and white papers - + Analysis connecting frontier developments to leadership practice AI Signals ### Clarity Over Volume Every week, the ratio of AI noise to useful signal gets worse. AI Signals is a curated intelligence layer for executives who need perspective, not volume — connecting individual developments to the structural shifts that actually matter. - + Weekly AI intelligence digests for executives - + Curated perspective on frontier AI developments - + Analysis of what specific advances mean for leadership - + Dispatches from the intersection of AI, business, and governance ## AI EDGE Advisory Board AI EDGE is guided by practitioners across technology, finance, healthcare, and professional services. R Raman Bukkapatnam CIO, Marriott Vacations Worldwide R Richard Boyd CEO, UltiSim A Avani Desai CEO, Schellman A Anthony DiResta Partner, Holland and Knight S Sherry Graziano SVP, Digital Marketing, Truist C Cheryl Flink SVP and Director of Research, Truist Leadership Institute S Dr. Sachin Jaitly General Partner, Morgan Creek Capital Management I Isar Meitis CEO, Multiplai.ai J John Myers VP, IT Audit, PepsiCo (Ret.) T Tom Nesteruk SVP / Associate Chief People Officer, AdventHealth A Adam Scheinberg Senior VP, IT, Massey Services A Ash Shoeibi Director of Data Science, Meta M Mark Schwarz Director of Logistics, Pella Corporation Get Involved ## Join AI EDGE AI EDGE is more than a research operation. It is an ongoing engagement with the practitioners, researchers, and leaders at the forefront of how AI is reshaping business and leadership. There are several ways to participate. ◎ #### Research Participation Contribute organizational context, co-develop research questions, and participate in applied studies that produce real insight — not white papers no one reads. ◈ #### AI Agent Access Gain access to agents and tools built by AI EDGE and deployed across RGI's operations — and explore how they might be adapted for your organization. ◆ #### AI EDGE Membership Members receive AI Signals briefings, early event invitations, and inside access to research in progress before it reaches broader publication. ◉ #### Roundtables and Speaker Series AI EDGE facilitates executive roundtables and curated speaker series for members and partners. Inquire for schedule and access. ## What AI Cannot Do As AI assumes responsibility for data processing and prediction, the distinctive role of leaders centers on judgment, values, and responsibility for meaning. RGI exists because this moment demands more from human leaders, not less.