Brian Diamond

Brian Diamond

Fractional Chief AI Officer

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Brian Diamond is a fractional Chief AI Officer who advises mid-market and enterprise organizations on AI strategy, governance, and operations. In 2001 he founded LanStatus, a managed services provider based in Trumbull, Connecticut, with named partnerships across Microsoft, HPE, Citrix, and VMware, serving aerospace, education, financial services, healthcare, and government sectors.

His 25 years of infrastructure operations — virtualization, cloud, VDI, hybrid architecture — now inform how he helps companies move AI from policy to production. Brian publishes the CAIO Brief, a newsletter on practical AI leadership, and built Onaro for AI spend optimization. He writes regularly on governance, model intelligence, and the gap between AI policy and AI production.

Also publishes at: day9.coffee · ChiliStation · PlotLuck · Beacon

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