Washington D.C. — Data Society, today announced the launch of its AI Advisory Services. The expansion of its offerings will help enterprises move beyond early AI experimentation and toward measurable, sustainable impact for workforce transformation.
As organizations accelerate AI investments, leaders face increasing pressure to select tools, demonstrate value, and manage risk, often without sufficient data readiness, workforce fluency, or alignment between strategy and execution. Data Society’s AI Advisory Services are designed to address these challenges by combining technical expertise with a human-centered focus on workforce transformation.
“Clients are nervous right now,” said Doug Llewellyn, CEO of Data Society. “They are under pressure to move fast, choose tools, and keep pace, but sometimes they need someone to help them slow down, breathe a little easier, and figure things out. If we can be that trusted partner during this phase of AI adoption, that is where meaningful impact happens.”
The new advisory services focus on helping organizations understand where they are in their AI journey, clarify the problems they are trying to solve, and plan for outcomes rather than isolated proofs of concept. Unlike traditional consulting approaches centered primarily on technology selection, Data Society’s model integrates data readiness, cultural change, AI strategy, workforce skills, and organizational change.
“Our number one job is to understand where organizations truly are and what confusion they are experiencing,” Llewellyn said. “If our solutions can help, that is great. If the right answer is something else, we will help them get there. This is about trust, not pushing a product.”
As Data Society’s first strategic hire, Donna Medeiros, Vice President of AI Advisory, joins the DSG senior leadership team with a proven track record in enterprise advisory, research, and workforce enablement.
“Data Society brings together training, data, and AI literacy, and now advisory in a way that acts as connective tissue across workforce transformation,” Medeiros said. “That combination allows organizations to move from strategy to truly actionable AI and data enablement.”
Medeiros emphasized that successful AI adoption requires a human-first approach. “AI enablement is not just about technology. It requires skills development, training, culture change, and practical guidance so leaders and teams can actually realize value from their AI investments.”
“Our goal as advisors is to help leaders be successful in their roles and in their careers by helping them transform their enterprises and their workforce. That means being tactical, bespoke, and focused on real outcomes, not just high-level strategy.”
From a technical perspective, the advisory services are grounded in Data Society’s experience building and teaching applied AI and data solutions. Roy Hwang, Chief Technology Officer at Data Society, noted that many organizations underestimate the structural work required to support AI at scale.
“For real transformation, AI has to be treated as a data and AI problem, not just an AI problem,” Hwang said. “Incremental productivity gains are relatively easy. Redesigning workflows requires much deeper data readiness.”
Hwang added that assumptions about data quality often create downstream challenges. “Many leaders assume their data is ‘good enough,’ but that mindset leads to re-engineering later. Treating AI as a model-tuning exercise instead of a structural data challenge introduces unnecessary complexity.”
Data Society’s AI Advisory Services place a strong emphasis on outcome planning, measurement, and workforce transformation. By integrating advisory services with education and applied learning, Data Society aims to help organizations close the gap between AI ambition and execution.
“The AI landscape is full of pilots with modest gains,” Hwang said. “Unlocking real value requires structural redesign, guidance, and experience. That strategy-to-execution gap is where AI advisory matters most.”
About Data Society
Data Society is a data and AI education, advisory, and solutions organization that helps enterprises build the skills, confidence, and clarity needed to adopt artificial intelligence responsibly and effectively. Through instructor-led training, applied learning programs, AI advisory services, and custom AI solutions, Data Society partners with organizations to strengthen data readiness, improve workforce AI literacy, and translate emerging technologies into measurable business impact.
Headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, Data Society Group works with leaders across data, technology, learning, and human resources to support sustainable AI adoption grounded in real-world outcomes.
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