About us
We build AI the way it should be built.
AIT Solutions was founded on a simple belief: AI is only valuable when it works reliably, safely and measurably in the real world.
Our story
We started AIT Solutions after watching too many promising AI projects stall between the demo and the real world.
Our founders have spent more than 25 years leading technology at the highest levels as board directors, CTOs and senior executives in technology, telecommunications, education, healthcare, construction and other sectors. From the boardroom, they saw the same pattern again and again: impressive prototypes, followed by months of struggle with data quality, integration, risk, security reviews and change management. Too often, the result was quiet abandonment.
So we built a different kind of firm. Seasoned leaders who understand governance, accountability and the realities of running an organisation. PhD-qualified AI and machine learning researchers who keep us at the frontier of a field that changes every month. And small, senior delivery teams that own outcomes end to end, with a shared obsession with measuring whether what we build actually helps.
Mission
To help organisations put AI to work responsibly, reliably and with results they can measure.
Our people
Experience you can build on.
Few AI firms combine boardroom judgement with research-grade technical depth. We built ours around both.
Board directors & former CTOs
Our senior team has served on boards and led technology as CTOs and executives of established organisations. We understand governance, risk and accountability from the boardroom down, and we speak the language of your leadership team.
25+ years across industries
Decades of hands-on experience in technology, telecommunications, education, healthcare, construction and beyond means we start with your business realities, not a generic playbook.
PhD-led AI research & development
PhD-qualified AI and machine learning specialists run continuous R&D, testing new models, techniques and risks as they emerge, so the advice and systems you receive reflect what works today, not last year.
Leadership experience across
- Technology
- Telecommunications
- Education
- Healthcare
- Construction
- and more
Research & development
Always learning, so you don’t fall behind.
AI capabilities, risks and regulations shift month to month. Our PhD-qualified AI and machine learning researchers run a continuous R&D programme so every client benefits from what works now, not what worked last year.
Model evaluation
Independent benchmarking of new foundation models and techniques against real business tasks, so recommendations rest on evidence, not hype.
AI safety & security
Ongoing study of emerging risks such as prompt injection, data leakage and model misuse, feeding directly into our guardrails and SOPs.
Regulation & standards
Tracking Australian and international AI regulation, standards and guidance, and translating them into practical controls.
Applied research
Prototyping new approaches in retrieval, agents, forecasting and computer vision before they reach client projects.
Values
What we hold ourselves to.
Outcomes over output
We measure success by the metric that moved, not the number of models shipped.
Candour
We say what we think, including when the best answer is “don’t build this.”
Craft
Well-tested, well-documented systems that your team is glad to inherit.
Responsibility
Safety, privacy and fairness are engineering requirements, not afterthoughts.
Calm under pressure
Steady, methodical delivery, especially when the stakes are high.
Learning in public
We share what we learn with clients and the wider community.
- Years of board and CTO-level technology leadership
- 25+
- Qualified AI & ML researchers driving continuous R&D
- PhD
- AI systems shipped to production
- 120+
- Industries served
- 10
Leadership
The people accountable for your outcomes.
Former board directors, CTOs and industry executives, working alongside PhD-qualified AI and machine learning scientists.
- EM
Elena Marsh
Co-founder & CEO · Former board director
- DO
David Okafor
Co-founder & CTO · Former telco CTO
- PR
Dr Priya Raman
Head of AI Research · PhD, Machine Learning
- ML
Marcus Lindqvist
Head of Data Engineering
- SA
Sofia Alvarez
Director, AI Governance
- JW
James Whitfield
Principal Consultant · Former CIO, education
- AT
Dr Aiko Tanaka
Lead ML Scientist · PhD, Artificial Intelligence
- NB
Noah Bergström
Industry Director · Construction & infrastructure
Timeline
How we got here.
2019
Founded
Founded by former board directors and CTOs who had spent decades leading technology in telecommunications, healthcare, education and construction.
2020
First enterprise clients
Delivered forecasting and document AI programmes for clients in finance and logistics.
2021
Research & development lab
Established an in-house R&D function led by PhD-qualified AI and machine learning researchers.
2022
Generative AI practice
Launched a dedicated practice for LLM applications, retrieval and evaluation.
2024
Governance & safeguards
Added AI governance, red-teaming, and safeguards, SOPs and guardrails services as AI adoption and regulation accelerated.
2026
Today
Senior leaders and PhD researchers serving clients across 10 industries.
Want to work with us?
We are always glad to meet thoughtful engineers, scientists and consultants.