Dave Saben — Executive Advisor

Executive Advisory for the Age of AI

Helping CEOs, boards, and investors transform organizations through AI, strategy, and measurement science.

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Spearheaded global expansion by establishing compliant corporate entities and operational footprints across 17 countries, accelerating international revenue growth by 371%.

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The Foundation
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Executive Outcome Design / Executive Outcome Planning

"The leaders who fail are those who trust machines without understanding them, or fear machines without using them."

The framework behind measurable transformation. Separating the systemic root constraints from the technological symptoms.

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The Practice
Advisory

Guiding the C-Suite through transformation.

I partner with CEOs, boards, and PE firms to implement AI and process changes that drive measurable business outcomes—not just technological novelties.

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Enterprise AI Strategy

Aligning generative AI capabilities with core business objectives to create sustainable competitive advantages.

Operational Transformation

Executing large-scale process changes through automation and proven change management frameworks.

Decision Intelligence

Building systems that translate raw data and complex psychometrics into actionable executive insights.

Sales & Go-to-Market

Architecting revenue engines for complex enterprise sales and government-level procurement.

The Evidence

"Dave quickly assessed our situation and provided leadership to turn around our organization. In four short years, Dave helped increase our recurring revenues by over 200% while reducing our headcount by 74% and expenses by 36%."

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Ventures

Applied thinking.

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2023–Present

Via TRM

240%+ revenue growth, expanded to 4 product lines.

2019–2022

New Horizons

73% YoY revenue growth through digital transformation.

2014–2019

assess.ai

554% YoY NA growth. One of the first AI assessment platforms.

The Doctrine
Eyes on Data, Ears on People
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Eyes on Data, Ears on People

Leadership in the Age of AI

"The most dangerous leaders are those who trust machines without understanding them."

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