Instructor-Led/AI Strategist Certification
Instructor-Led Certification · 8-year track record

AI Strategist Certification

Get certified for high-demand roles. Connect technology with value, transform the business, and monetize AI — with the frameworks Vin has used across a decade of enterprise work.

Next cohort · Aug 17
Format6 weeks live + office hours
ScheduleMon & Fri · 8–9:30am PT
Live Q&A1 hour each session
Tuition$2,400
  • 1-hour 1:1 session with Vin
  • 1-year access to the self-paced companion
  • Office hours + email support after class
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01Who it's for

Built for technical and
non-technical backgrounds.

If you're accountable for AI delivering value — or you're technical and stuck between the model and the strategy table — this is written for you.

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Executives accountable for delivering growth with AI

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Technical professionals who are "stuck in the middle"

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Technical leaders who need a seat at the strategy table

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Strategy & transformation leaders

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Monetization & growth leaders attached to AI initiatives

02Six weeks, connected

The curriculum.

Each week builds on the last — from seeing the whole board to walking into a low-maturity org and getting buy-in anyway. Tap any week to expand.

Week 01
The Big Picture
6 lessons
  1. Introducing the big picture: what does an AI strategist do?
  2. Building information flywheels & advantages
  3. The disruptor's mindset
  4. Continuous transformation
  5. How information & AI transforms the business
  6. Simulations: a look into the business 5 years from now
Week 02
Aligning Business & AI Strategy
5 lessons
  1. What does it take to get there?
  2. Defining the AI factory & how the AI wave evolves
  3. Introducing transformation dominance
  4. Why people resist change & how to fix it
  5. Building an AI strategy that starts with business strategy
Week 03
Building a Technology Model & Strategy
5 lessons
  1. Pragmatic futurism: how to become forward-looking & prescriptive
  2. Building a technology model for monetization
  3. Introduction to AI platforms & platform monetization
  4. Defining data & AI strategy
  5. What happens to the business without them?
Week 04
The AI Transformation Roadmap
6 lessons
  1. The 3 big decisions & how to help the C-suite make them
  2. The maturity models: a practical approach
  3. Data & information monetization frameworks
  4. Innovation strategy that aligns with monetization
  5. Managing innovation
  6. Opportunity discovery
Week 05
How to Build an AI Strategy
5 lessons
  1. The initial assessment framework
  2. Culture & leadership
  3. Coalition building from the ground up
  4. C-level communications framework
  5. Delivering the AI strategy to the business
Week 06
Starting From Less Than Perfection
6 lessons
  1. Overcoming opposition & resistance
  2. What happens if no one sees any opportunities?
  3. How to succeed at low-maturity businesses
  4. Turning failed initiatives around
  5. Getting buy-in for more ambitious projects
  6. Getting a bigger budget for an under-resourced team
03Why get certified

What it does for
your career.

Benefits

  • AI Strategist roles are seeing rising demand and high salaries
  • Access a high-end career path with more options for advancement
  • Frameworks and case studies that prepare you to interview successfully
  • Greater security from automation, layoff cycles, and team reorgs
  • Become more strategic while staying close to the AI boom

Advantages

  • An instructor with real-world experience across multiple AI products
  • Course design that prepares you to do the job, not memorize facts
  • Students report long-term results and real career impact
  • Longevity: one of the first certifications of its kind, with an 8-year track record
  • Exclusivity: be one of the few certified AI Strategists
Support that doesn't stop

Your outcomes are the priority.

Support doesn't end when class is over — you keep office hours and email support so the frameworks turn into results.

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Employer reimbursement

Get reimbursed by your employer.

Most students expense the certification. Use the reimbursement assistance guide to make the case to your manager.

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04What students say

In their words.

“Taking this course has been one of the most valuable learning experiences as I transitioned into a leadership-oriented role.”

— AI Strategy Certification graduate

“Thank you for offering incredible and digestible content for us technical folks. Those office hours that cater to personalized needs and scenarios are GOLD!”

— Certification graduate

“I use the frameworks you have told us in every part of my job now. I wish everyone in the field could take your course.”

— Certification graduate

“I really enjoyed the sessions and, as we progressed, each new lecture was more engaging than the previous one.”

— AI Strategy Certification graduate
05Who's teaching
Content developed from over a decade in AI, working with a range of clients.

Vin Vashishta is the author of From Data To Profit (Wiley) and a LinkedIn Top Voice since 2017. Every framework in the certification has been applied in the field — with clients including Airbus, Siemens, Walmart, and JPMC.

9,000+
Professionals certified
8 yrs
Certification track record
208K+
LinkedIn followers
47
Countries represented
Starts August 17 · Runs 6 weeks

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