Jeff Graham
CTO | AI-First Engineering & Product Leadership | Scaling Startups (Seed to Series B) | Fractional & Full-Time Technical Strategy
- Role
- Chief Technology Officer at Visionhq
- Location
- Raleigh, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jeff Graham
I build the technical engines that turn AI potential into market-dominating scale.With 20+ years of experience, I’ve navigated the full growth curve—from architecting 0-to-1 solutions for Seed-stage startups to leading 70-person global engineering departments. I bridge the gap between legacy engineering rigor and the future of AI-augmented delivery. Currently, I\'m focused on leveraging automated intelligence to drive market dominance and operational gains.AI and Technology Initiatives: AI-Augmented Velocity: Integrating LLMs and AI agents into the SDLC to 3x shipping speed and automate quality enforcement. Strategic AI Transformation: Moving AI beyond the \"lab\" and into Product, Sales, and Success workflows to maximize operational leverage. Scalable Architecture: Building data-first stacks that treat information as a strategic asset, ready for high-performance modeling.Leadership Benchmarks: Proxima (Seed to Series A): Engineered the 0-to-1 technical foundation and built the core engineering team from the ground up, positioning the company to successfully unlock a Series A funding round. DojoMojo (SaaS / B2B): Spearheaded the evolution of a B2B marketing engine, improving feature velocity to support a complex, multi-tenant partnership ecosystem. Hiatus (Fintech / B2C): Modernized the core architecture for a high-growth B2C fintech platform, structured complex financial data assets while maintaining high security and compliance standards. innRoad (Global Operational Excellence): Transformed a fragmented 70-person global engineering org into a unified delivery engine across the US, India, and South America, standardizing high-performance output. Kaplan (Enterprise Transformation): Architected the cross-functional strategy to consolidate legacy systems into a unified technical engine; this platform remains the core infrastructure powering the company’s enterprise operations today.The Philosophy: A CTO is a \"Force Multiplier.\" My job is to leverage technology to solve human problems and achieve sustainable, aggressive business scale.Let’s connect: AI Strategy | Engineering Culture | SaaS Scaling
Experience
Chief Technology Officer
Aug 2025 — Present · Raleigh, NC, US
Product Leadership: Directing the strategic execution of an AI-first product roadmap, prioritizing high-impact engineering delivery and the integration of automated intelligence. Data-Driven Strategy: Leveraging advanced analytics to guide architectural decisions, ensuring technical debt is minimized while maximizing feature velocity and market readiness.
Education
New York University
School of Continuing and Professional Studies, classes in Infrastructure and Networking
2005 — 2006
Indiana University Bloomington
Bachelor's Degree
1998 — 2002
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