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Strategic Advisory

Executive firepower, on demand.

Fractional vCISO, vCTO, and vCAIO leadership, high-impact consulting on a retainer or project basis to take your company further, without a full-time C-suite hire.

Chief Information Security Officer

vCISO

Security strategy, risk, and compliance leadership, board-ready posture and audit readiness that satisfies customers and regulators alike.

Risk & ComplianceAudit ReadinessSecurity Roadmap
Chief Technology Officer

vCTO

Technology direction and architecture, scale your stack, ship faster, and make build-vs-buy calls with a seasoned operator in your corner.

ArchitectureScalingRoadmap & Hiring
Chief AI Officer

vCAIO

AI strategy and governance, put AI to work safely across automation and product, with guardrails instead of guesswork.

AI AdoptionGovernanceAutomation
Engagement model
RetainerProject-basedFractionalOutcome-driven
Book a strategy call High-impact consulting, scoped to your goals.
The inflection points

When the stakes outgrow the org chart.

The moments where a seasoned operator in the room changes the outcome.

You raised a round

Investors and the board want a credible security and technology story. We build it.

Entering a regulated market

Healthcare, finance, defense, we map the requirements before they block a deal.

A security review stalled a deal

Get the posture, the answers, and the roadmap to clear it, fast.

You’re betting on AI

Adopt AI safely, governance, policy, and guardrails instead of guesswork.

No senior leader in the seat

Coverage and direction at the executive level, without a full-time CxO hire.

Scaling fast

Architecture, hiring, and roadmap calls that won’t haunt you at the next stage.

How it works

From intro call to impact, in weeks.

No six-month statement of work. We scope to your goal and get moving.

01

Discovery call

We learn your goals, constraints, and exactly where the pressure is coming from.

02

Scope it

Retainer or project, one role or several, sized to the outcome you need.

03

90-day plan

A prioritized roadmap with owners and milestones in the first weeks.

04

Execute & report

We do the work, and report to your board and customers in their language.

Proof in practice

Where advisory changes the outcome.

Representative engagements, anonymised by request, the situation a team came in with, and where they landed.

  1. B2B SaaS · vCISO

    From deal-blocker to selling point.

    An enterprise security review stalled a six-figure deal. Our fractional vCISO stood up the posture, the answers, and the evidence, and turned the questionnaire into a reason to buy.

    1 qtrto cleared
  2. Defense supplier · vCISO

    CMMC on the roadmap, not the back foot.

    A new contract hinged on CMMC readiness. We mapped the 110 controls, scoped the enclave, and handed leadership a costed path, before the requirement could block the award.

    90-daypath mapped
  3. Healthcare · vCAIO

    AI adopted without the gamble.

    A scale-up was shipping AI features faster than anyone could govern them. Our vCAIO put policy, guardrails, and a review process in place, innovation kept its speed, the board kept its sleep.

    Day 1governance live
  4. Fintech · vCISO + vCTO

    A security story the board could trust.

    Fresh off a raise, the team needed a credible security and technology narrative for investors. We built the strategy, the roadmap, and the reporting, in the board's language, not ours.

    Boardready in weeks
Advisory at a glance

Senior operators, scoped to outcomes.

3Roles · vCISO vCTO vCAIO
90-DayRoadmaps
SeniorOperators only
100%US-based
“Our fractional vCISO turned our security posture from a deal-blocker into a selling point, in the first quarter.”
CEOB2B SaaS
Engagement, answered

How it actually works.

Retainer or project, which is right for us?
Retainer for ongoing leadership and accountability; project for a defined outcome like an audit, a raise, or an AI rollout. We’ll recommend on the call.
Can we start with just one role?
Absolutely. Many engagements start with a single vCISO or vCTO and expand as the need grows.
How many hours do we get?
Scoped to the engagement, from a few days a month to deep weekly involvement. You get senior operators, not a name on a slide.
Who actually does the work?
Operators who’ve held the real title, not junior consultants. The person you meet is the person you work with.
Does this connect to the rest of MARFI?
Yes. Advisory pairs naturally with Launchpad and Launchpad DIB, so strategy and execution sit under one accountable roof.
Next step

Executive firepower, on demand.

vCISO, vCTO, and vCAIO advisory on a retainer or project basis, scoped to your goals.

Book a strategy call
Retainer or project · Senior operators · 100% US-based