Fractional Chief AI Officer • 3x CHRO • AI Model Trainer for OpenAI, Meta and Microsoft

I Build AI That Transforms Enterprises.

Not decks. Not strategies. Working products. 10 custom AI builds shipped. Enterprise AI transformation for PE portfolio companies. 3x CHRO. 2,300+ executives coached. Author of 8 books. Forbes Coaches Council member. Fast Company Executive Board member.

Yuri Kruman, AI Builder and enterprise AI transformation leader
OpenAI Microsoft Forbes Fast Company Newsweek
What I've Built

10 Custom AI Builds Shipped.
Not Advised. Built.

Every one of these is a working product I designed, architected and shipped. Full-stack. AI-native. In production. Six featured below; the full build-log series lives at portlev.com/build.

AI HR Pilot

Enterprise HR chatbot for employee policy Q&A. Python, NLP, HR compliance engine. Handles the 800+ monthly inquiries that drain HR teams.

Python • NLP • HR Tech

DueDrill

AI-powered due diligence platform for PE/VC. Batch-analyze 20-50 companies, generate risk-scored memos, replace $15K/deal manual research.

Full-Stack • AI Research • FinTech

ChaiRaise

AI CRM for nonprofit fundraising. 110+ HNW donor pipeline management, multi-tier cultivation workflows, email drafting via Claude API.

React • Claude API • CRM

Career Beast Mode

Career operating system with Beast Score assessment, Portfolio OS framework, income stream tracking. The companion app for the AI Wage Gap book.

React • AI Engine • SaaS

Commander-in-Chief AI

Interactive AI coaching companion based on the bestselling leadership book series. Personalized coaching conversations powered by Claude API.

React • Claude API • Coaching

BookToCourse.AI

Transforms published books into AI-powered online academies. Full-stack EdTech platform. Authors keep 100% ownership and revenue.

Full-Stack • AI Video • EdTech
0 Custom AI Builds Shipped
0 Books Authored
0 Executives Coached
0 Flagship HR Engagement
How I Deliver Value

Build. Lead. Teach.

Three capabilities that compound: I build AI products for enterprises, lead HR transformation as a 3x CHRO and teach executives how to close their own AI gaps.

Enterprise AI Transformation

Custom AI application development for PE portfolio companies and enterprises. Not vendor implementations: bespoke AI products built from scratch, integrated into your workflows, owned by you. $5K-$50K per build.

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3x CHRO / HR Leadership

Fractional Chief Human Resources Officer for Fortune 500, PE-backed firms and high-growth startups. Talent architecture, M&A integration, HRIS, compliance, digital transformation of HR operations. $15K/month retainer.

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Teaching & Executive Coaching

AI model trainer for OpenAI, Meta and Microsoft. Portfolio Executive Cohort launching on ForwardShare. Course developer for Microsoft/Coursera. 2,300+ leaders coached across industries.

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Original Research

The AI Wage Gap & The AI Build Gap

Two original research frameworks I created and defined. Backed by primary-source data including the PwC Global AI Jobs Barometer.

The AI Wage Gap

Workers with AI skills earn a 62% wage premium.

The growing income and opportunity divide between professionals and organizations that use AI to multiply their value, and those that compete against AI without leveraging it. Per the PwC Global AI Jobs Barometer 2026, the premium was 56% a year earlier and 25% the year before that. The gap compounds.

Research Site → The Book →
The AI Build Gap

Most enterprise AI initiatives fail to produce ROI.

The organizational capability chasm between companies whose teams can use AI tools and those whose teams can actually build, deploy and maintain them. The Build Gap is the root cause of most enterprise AI failures.

Research Site →
Closing the
AI Wage Gap
The Complete AI Wage Gap Vertical

Book. Research. Cohort. Platform. Enterprise Builds.

Closing the AI Wage Gap is not just a book: it's a complete system. Original research. A 275-page practical framework. The Portfolio Executive Cohort (12 weeks, max 8 students, launching on ForwardShare). Career Beast Mode as the companion app. The Leverage Brief weekly newsletter. And enterprise AI transformation engagements that put the framework into action.

Now Enrolling

Portfolio Executive Cohort

12-week live transformation program for executives building AI-leveraged portfolio income. Maximum 8 students per cohort. Live sessions with me, Portfolio OS framework implementation, peer accountability.

  • 12 weeks of live instruction and coaching
  • Max 8 students: intensive, not a webinar
  • Platform: ForwardShare
  • Inaugural cohort: $2,500 (subsequent: $4,500)
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Weeks

Q3 2026 cohort forming now

Speaking, Training & Media

Rooms I've Spoken In. Outlets That Feature Me.

EY
Google
Goldman Sachs
Bank of America
Medtronic
Fortress Investment Group
NBC
Forbes
Fast Company
Newsweek
Columbia University
UPenn • Wharton
Client Impact

Real Engagements, Real Results

Started as executive coaching for our CEO and COO. Expanded into a $144K strategic HR build-out: complete HR department from scratch, employee handbook, talent management systems and ongoing talent strategy.

Alex & Sofia Koshevatsky

CEO & COO, Healthflex Home Health Services (Inc. 5000) • 10-month engagement

Launched a Universal L&D Program across our entire organization: 20 hours of instruction per person annualized to 40, Team Leader community programs and the LEAP program (Leadership Development Acceleration) for high potentials. A 14-month engagement that transformed how we develop talent industry-wide.

Olga (CFO) & Jo Lewis (L&D)

TM Forum • Telecoms Industry Association • $140K, 14 months

Developing a comprehensive Account Manager with Copilot training program for the Microsoft Sales Toolkit. Multi-module curriculum (C1–C4, M1–M4) with graded assessments. Large-scale course development with AI integration baked in from the ground up.

Microsoft (via Coursera Learning Partner)

Course Development Team: Heather Brown, Jessica Egan, Sugandha Sharma • Active 2025

Questions, Answered

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Yuri Kruman?

A Fractional Chief AI Officer and 3x Chief Human Resources Officer. AI Model Trainer for OpenAI, Meta and Microsoft, executive coach with more than 2,300 clients, author of 8 books and Top 5 Global HR Thought Leader per Thinkers360. JD from Cardozo School of Law, BA from the University of Pennsylvania.

What does Yuri Kruman do?

I run Portfolio Leverage Company, serving as a Fractional Chief AI Officer for mid-market companies and PE portfolio companies, delivering HR transformation consulting and running fixed-scope AI Org Audits. I have shipped 10 custom AI builds including AI HR Pilot, DueDrill, ChaiRaise, Commander-in-Chief AI, Career Beast Mode and BookToCourse.AI.

What is Yuri Kruman's AI training background?

I am an AI Model Trainer for OpenAI, Meta and Microsoft, bringing domain expertise in HR, talent architecture and executive coaching to AI training programs. I also develop AI-integrated courses for Microsoft via Coursera.

What is the AI Wage Gap?

The widening compensation divide between knowledge workers who use AI to multiply their output and those who do not. Per the PwC Global AI Jobs Barometer 2026, workers with AI skills earn a 62% wage premium over comparable peers. I write about the AI Wage Gap and am the author of the forthcoming book Closing the AI Wage Gap.

How can I work with Yuri Kruman?

Engagements run through Portfolio Leverage Company at portlev.com, starting with the $997 AI Org Audit, a fixed-scope 7-day diagnostic. Speaking and coaching inquiries go through the contact page.

Let's Build

Your Enterprise AI Transformation Starts Here

Whether you need custom AI applications for your PE portfolio companies, a fractional CHRO, executive coaching or a keynote on closing the AI gaps: I bring the same builder intensity to every engagement.