Jae McKinney

About Jae McKinney

Your customers are exhausted by \"flat\" digital experiences.They don\'t want to watch another pre-recorded, one-directional video.They don\'t want to type into a dead-end chatbot.When they have a complex problem or need to learn a critical skill, they want a face-to-face conversation.For the last few years, the tech world has been obsessed with \"deflection\"—building automated walls to keep users away from human staff. But deflection costs you revenue, engagement, and trust.I spent 30+ years as an operator and executive in enterprise tech, insurance, and financial services watching this happen.Eventually, I asked the question that made me walk away from the corporate world to build the alternative:Why are we using AI to replace humans instead of scaling them?That led to the creation of Avanew.ai and the concept of the InterVerse.I am deploying real AI infrastructure for Fortune 500 pharma companies, oncology centers, and massive enterprise support teams-Through Avanew.ai’s no-code Avatar Studio and Prompt Studio, we turn what used to take months of custom engineering into an instant deployment. Powered by Tavus, we build Interactive AI Avatars that can actually see, hear, and speak to your users in real time.We are currently generating measurable ROI for:Medical & Healthcare Leaders: Cloning top clinical educators so they can train staff 24/7 without travel or burnout.Enterprise Customer Support: Slashing Tier-1 support costs and resolving issues face-to-face, while intelligently routing complex problems to human reps.Agencies & AI Automation Owners: Equipping them with a high-margin \"Avatar-as-a-Service\" platform to sell to their own clients-If you want to see what a real-time, seeing, hearing AI Avatar looks like in action, send me a DM or visit Avanew.ai.

Experience

1. Founder & Chief Ai Strategist

   Divigner Group

   Nov 2014 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Currently supporting enterprise AI initiatives through a mix of strategy consulting, roadmap development, Proof of Value (PoV) planning, and AI solution delivery—with a strong focus on interactive avatars, voice-based interfaces, and agentic, RAG-powered systems designed for immersive training, onboarding, and enablement.My work emphasizes AI Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), ensuring that every solution is built with responsibility, security, and long-term scalability in mind. I partner with cross-functional leadership to ensure AI is not only impactful—but ethical, compliant, and ready for enterprise deployment.

Education

• University of Phoenix

  Bachelor of Science, Business/Finance

  2003 — 2006

• Wharton Executive Education

  Product Management & Strategy, Product Management

• Capella University

  Master of Science, IT and Project Management

  2008 — 2011

• MIT xPRO

  Executive Education, Designing and Building AI Products and Services

Skills

• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Policy Administration
• Business Process
• Team Leadership
• Business Requirements
• Business Intelligence
• Program Management
• Requirements Gathering
• Insurance
• IT Strategy
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Leadership
• Analysis
• Software Project Management
• Crm
• Pre-Sales
• Requirements Analysis
• Enterprise Content Management
• Project Management
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Integration
• Software Development
• Process Improvement
• Change Management
• Business Process Management
• Business Analysis
• Saas
• Sharepoint
• Agile Methodologies
• Enterprise Software
• Management
• Enterprise Architecture
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Sql
• Visio
• Business Process Improvement
• Vendor Management