Jeff Yelton
Operating advisor to private equity firms and IT companies

I've built, run, and sold companies.Now I fix the ones that stall.

One I took from $45M in revenue to $245M in revenue and a successful exit. I'm an operator, not a consultant with a deck.

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Jeff Yelton

Jeff worked for

IBMIngram MicroCphere

Collaborated with

McKinsey & CompanyAmerican Industrial ProductsBain & CompanyColumbia River PartnersH.I.G. CapitalOdyssey Investment Partners
43
Years
built, run, and sold technology companies
5
Technology Revolutions
lived through (mainframes → AI)
5
Published Books
on leadership and AI

The Framework

Five Layers. One Operating System.

Every company I walk into has a strategy. Almost none have the discipline to run it - and AI only widens the gap. Here's where I fix it.

01

Strategy Integrity

Direction, KPIs, and accountability. The foundation every operating system starts with - the layer where most transformations fail before they begin.

Where it breaks

  • KPIs that don't cascade past the VP layer
  • Strategy decks that never reach the operating floor
  • Accountability that resets every quarterly review

Outcome

Strategy that actually reaches daily operations.

Most advisors own one piece of this. I've run the whole system - which is why the fixes hold after I leave.

For the CEO whose $500K AI pilot delivered nothing

For the Operating Partner managing 12 portcos with 12 different playbooks

For the CIO whose governance can’t keep up with deployment

For the board member who can’t plead ignorance anymore

For the CEO whose strategy deck never reaches the operating floor

For the Operating Partner whose LPs are asking about AI across the portfolio

For the CTO who inherited a zero-trust gap after the last acquisition

For the CEO preparing a company for exit with no execution architecture

For the board that approved a transformation budget and saw nothing change

For the Operating Partner who’s tired of hiring consultants who sell tech before diagnosing the problem

The Framework in Print

Five Books. One System.

I didn't write these to be an author. I wrote them because I watched leaders get the same things wrong for 40 years. Field manuals, not theory.

All five books by Jeff Yelton
Agentic AI for Leaders

Layer 1: Strategy Integrity

Agentic AI for Leaders

How to evaluate, deploy, and govern agentic AI. The leadership guide for autonomous AI at enterprise scale.

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Unit Economic Discipline

Layer 2: Financial Truth

Unit Economic Discipline

A practical roadmap to the cost economics of your business - turning financial discipline into strategic leverage.

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Responsible AI Governance in Practice

Layer 3: Execution Architecture

Responsible AI Governance in Practice

Accountability, transparency, and performance in the era of AI agents. The governance playbook boards actually need.

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The Zero Trust CEO

Layer 4: Data + AI

The Zero Trust CEO

How leaders turn cybersecurity from a cost center into a competitive advantage - with zero trust as the foundation.

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The Moral Code of AI

Layer 5: Leadership

The Moral Code of AI

How leaders design values into AI before it sets them by default. A moral framework for the age of autonomous systems.

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The Results

Manufacturing · PE-Backed

SOP Framework That Changed Their Business

Built and deployed the standard operating procedures and KPI discipline a founder-run business never had - turning tribal knowledge into a repeatable operating system.

$3.5 Million

Annualized Savings

IT Services

Optimal Exit Strategy & Market Repositioning

Repositioned the company for a higher-value exit and tied every operating decision to the metrics a buyer underwrites.

$24.1 Million

Revenue Uplift

IT Integrator · LBO → Exit

Built and Sold for a 3x Multiple Increase Over Acquisition Multiple

As part of a five-person team, acquired a $45M hardware-dependent integrator, repositioned it into a higher-value solutions business, and scaled it to a strategic exit.

3x

Acquisition Multiple

Advisory, Not Consulting

How It Works

01

Apply for a Call

Tell me what you're trying to fix. I read every one myself.

02

Get the Framework

One call. I find where the business is leaking value and what to fix first.

03

Execute With Confidence

No contracts, no minimums, no junior staff. Just one of our experienced senior executives and their industry contacts. All operators.

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Testimonials

Identity Proof. Real People. Real Results.

Kirk Robinson

I’ve sat across from a lot of advisors over the years, and most just tell you what you already know. Jeff is different. He connects technology, leadership, and execution in a way that’s genuinely usable - and he pushes you to act on it, not just nod along. If you want to stay relevant in the decade ahead, start with him.

Kirk Robinson

Retired President, Ingram Micro North America

Mike Mansuetti

What stands out about Jeff is that he speaks the language of people running large, complex organizations. It was never technology for its own sake - it was how work actually gets done, where value is created, and how you sustain an advantage. He’s the person I’d want in the room when real change is on the table.

Mike Mansuetti

Retired President, Bosch North America

Herb Dew

I’ll be honest - every CEO I know is racing to adopt AI, and most are doing it blind. Jeff cut through the noise and gave us a practical blueprint we could actually use. Having him as an advisor is like having the governance playbook on your desk before you need it.

Herb Dew

Chairman & CEO, HTI

Jeff has lived through every major technology shift of the past four decades, and it shows. He turns abstract challenges into clear, competitive moves. If you’re leading your organization through this next wave, you want him in your corner - before your competitor finds someone like him.
Paul HagerPresident & CEO, Hyundai AutoEver America

Get In Touch

Talk with Jeff

If your problem sounds like something I've done - let's talk. No forms, no gatekeepers - reach me directly.

Jeff Yelton speaking to an executive audience