Turn Data & AI Anxiety
Into Workplace Confidence
Practical Data & AI Leadership, Strategy and Training
What We Offer
AI Training
We equip your teams with the confidence and applied skills to unlock immediate workplace efficiencies. Our training moves from foundational literacy to hands-on mastery of specific AI tools.
AI Strategy & Implementation
A collaborative process designed to bypass analysis paralysis and align AI strategy with your core business goals. We move rapidly from discovery to a prioritized, data-driven roadmap.
Fractional Chief Data/AI Officer
Get the immediate expertise of a proven executive who combines data leadership with hands-on AI architecture , all without the commitment of a full-time hire.
About Us
Pat Barry, President
Patrick Barry is a 19-year data and AI executive with a unique advantage: he’s also a seasoned comedy writer, producer and director.
He didn't just graduate from the Second City’s advanced writing and improv programs; he wrote, produced, and directed seven sketch-comedy revues and a full-length play on its stage. This practical experience in leading creative teams, translating a raw concept into a finished product, and making complex ideas engaging for an audience defines the mission of AI Consulting Partners.
Patrick founded the firm on a simple belief: AI should make work easier, not more complex. He is dedicated to translating his deep passion for data and machine learning into practical, accessible tools that help clients love using AI to make their businesses more successful. He excels at simplifying artificial intelligence and replacing organizational anxiety with the confidence to execute.
Before founding AICP, Patrick built and led high-performing data and AI teams from the ground up at several global companies and WPP/Omnicom-owned agencies. His leadership experience includes serving as Vice President of Data & Analytics for the private equity-backed SPM Group and WundermanThompson (Mirum Agency) , serving as a Principal Analytical Lead at Google, and spending over eight years leading analytic and client insight initiatives at Discovery Channel.
Throughout his career, Patrick has guided the data strategy, governance, and AI productization for some of the world's most recognized brands, including United Healthcare, Ascension Healthcare, Mazda, McDonald's, Qualcomm, and Unilever.
Patrick developed the Rapid AI Lab (RAIL) framework to help clients bypass analysis paralysis and quickly build a secure, practical, and profitable AI roadmap.