Full Executive IT Counsel – Virtual CIO-level second opinion for CEOs & boards.
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Tier D • Full Executive IT Counsel

Full Executive IT Counsel
Your Virtual CIO & Neutral Second Opinion

Full Executive Counsel is for CEOs, owners and boards who want an experienced, vendor-neutral IT advisor directly in their corner – not selling hardware, licenses or managed services.

You get priority access, recurring strategic sessions, board-ready reporting and ongoing oversight of budgets, vendors and roadmaps.

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Investment (USD) Limited Seats

$2,995 / month

or $29,950 / year

Compare this to hiring a full-time CIO at $180,000–$260,000/year plus bonuses. Full Executive Counsel gives you senior-level strategy, board-ready reporting and neutral oversight at a predictable, accessible monthly investment — without internal politics, turnover risk or vendor bias.

  • ✔Everything in Executive Advisory
  • ✔Priority access and rapid advisory response
  • ✔IT budget, roadmap and vendor oversight
  • ✔Quarterly board-ready IT risk & roadmap report
  • ✔Support for large decisions & major initiatives
  • ✔Option for on-site strategy days (add-on)
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This tier is deliberately limited to maintain responsiveness and depth for each CEO/board.

What you get with Full Executive IT Counsel

Embedded executive partner
  • ✔Priority access via email and Teams
  • ✔Defined response windows for urgent questions (e.g., same business day)
  • ✔Recurring strategy sessions tuned to your calendar
  • ✔Help preparing and delivering IT updates to your board
  • ✔Support in key vendor and partner meetings (virtually)
  • ✔“Red phone” support for major incidents or ransomware events
  • ✔Independent view on large technology decisions
Oversight of spend, risk and roadmap
  • ✔IT budget co-review and alignment with business goals
  • ✔Quarterly board-ready risk and roadmap report
  • ✔Vendor and major project oversight
  • ✔Annual “IT Health & Spend” deep dive (2–3 hour virtual session)
  • ✔Support for mergers, acquisitions or divestitures (IT side, scoped by deal size)
  • ✔Guidance on internal vs outsourced IT talent mix

When Full Executive Counsel makes sense

Typically chosen when:

  • ✔IT is material to revenue, operations, or compliance.
  • ✔You report regularly to a board, investors or lenders.
  • ✔Your CFO or COO wants a consistent, neutral IT narrative for budgets and risk.
  • ✔You want someone independent at the table for big decisions.
  • ✔You’d like to reduce dependence on any single vendor.

This tier is intentionally limited each year. Availability and expectations are discussed during your initial conversation to ensure mutual fit and clarity.

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Optional executive add-ons

These are one-time or per-instance engagements that can be added to any membership tier. We’ll always recommend the smallest option that genuinely fits your situation. Full Executive Counsel members typically use add-ons for board cycles, M&A activity, or key strategy milestones.

IT Spend Baseline & Savings Map

One-time review of your current IT spend (MSP, licenses, connectivity, backup, security) with a simple visual of where the money goes and 3–5 concrete savings opportunities.

  • ✔Consolidate overlapping tools & services
  • ✔Spot “auto-renew” traps and surprise costs
  • ✔Map spend to business functions and risk

From $3,250 USD (up to ~50 staff). Larger environments priced by scope.

Board / Lender IT Briefing (Virtual)

A focused, plain-English briefing for your board or lender on current IT posture, key risks, and the short list of actions you are taking next.

  • ✔Priority access and rapid advisory response
  • ✔Recurring strategy sessions aligned with board cycles
  • ✔Co-ownership of IT budget, roadmap and risk narrative
  • ✔Oversight of vendors, MSP, security tools and major projects
  • ✔Quarterly board-ready IT risk, spend and roadmap report

From $3,750 USD per briefing. On-site board sessions available by request.

Incident / Ransomware Tabletop

Scenario-based exercise with your leadership team to walk through who does what, in what order, and with what information when something goes wrong.

  • ✔Custom scenario tuned to your reality
  • ✔Facilitated 90–120 minute live session
  • ✔Gap list and next-step recommendations

From $2,750 USD per exercise (virtual). Hybrid and on-site options available.

On-Site Strategy Day

One day on-site with your CEO, leadership team and key IT stakeholders to align roadmap, spend, and risk with your actual business plans.

  • ✔Pre-session call to shape the agenda
  • ✔Full-day working session on-site
  • ✔Written summary & 90-day action outline

From $5,250 USD plus travel (capped). Available to Advisory & Counsel members first.

Policy & Minimum Controls Pack

Lightweight tuning of core policies and minimum controls so you can demonstrate “reasonable steps” to staff, partners and insurers.

  • ✔Acceptable use & remote work policy tuning
  • ✔Backup / MFA / password baseline guidance
  • ✔Light customization for your environment

From $1,950 USD one-time, depending on complexity and number of locations.

Note: All add-ons are scoped and confirmed in writing before any work begins. No long-term commitment is required beyond your selected membership tier.

Put a neutral IT strategist at your side for every major decision.

Full Executive Counsel gives you a virtual CIO without the internal politics or vendor bias.

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