The Coterie
An exclusive peer circle for AI, analytics, and data leaders shaping what's next.
Senior executives across Washington, D.C. gather quarterly to evolve as leaders, advance their technical mastery, and expand their impact. Through candid dialogue and shared experience, members transform individual challenges into collective wisdom.
The Leadership Imperative
At Promontory AI, we believe the most critical component in any technology stack is the leader. Your challenges, perspective, and growth are paramount.
That's why we created The Coterie—a vantage point where leaders examine what truly matters with peers who understand the stakes. Beyond the noise, above the narrative, among those who see as far as you do.
Curated Executive Communities
To ensure relevance and depth, members join one of four industry-focused communities, each deliberately limited in size to foster trust and open dialogue.
Founders Circle
Building defensible data and AI capabilities from zero.
Founders Circle
Building and scaling AI-native startups or integrating AI as a core differentiator.
- Achieving product-market fit with AI capabilities
- Building lean data/AI teams that punch above their weight
- Managing investor expectations around AI roadmaps
- Competing with tech giants while staying capital-efficient
Platform Leaders
Building the platforms and systems that define how others experience AI and data.
Platform Leaders
Creating reliable AI and data infrastructure that millions depend on.
- Ensuring model performance at massive scale
- Building governance into platform architecture
- Managing the ethics of algorithmic influence
- Balancing innovation speed with platform stability
Enterprise Architects
Driving transformation in organizations built for a different era.
Enterprise Architects
Leveraging data and AI to transform established organizations.
- Integrating modern AI into existing tech stacks
- Building buy-in across traditional business units
- Proving ROI on data and AI initiatives
- Accelerating time-to-value while managing risk
Public Innovators
Deploying responsible AI for public good within unique constraints.
Public Innovators
Deploying responsible AI for public good within unique constraints.
- Navigating procurement and compliance requirements
- Building transparent, explainable systems for public trust
- Ensuring equitable outcomes across diverse populations
- Modernizing with taxpayer accountability
Our Ethos
The Coterie is defined not just by who is in the room, but by the principles that govern our interactions.
Intellectual Humility
The most accomplished members are the most curious. Those seeking perspectives that challenge their assumptions contribute more than those proclaiming their certainties.
Urgent Patience
Both timescales matter here - the leader racing to solve today's crisis and the one contemplating decade-long implications each hold essential truths.
Pragmatic Imagination
Visionary provocations and operational constraints need each other. The tension between what's possible and what's practical is where breakthrough insights emerge.
Sacred Confidence
What's shared here, stays here. Members can voice doubts they can't share with their boards, admit failures they can't discuss publicly, and explore ideas too nascent for their teams.
Generous Exchange
Everyone here has solved problems others are facing. The expectation is contribution as much as consumption - teaching as much as learning.
Beyond the Coterie
The conversations here matter only if they change what happens outside. Every insight gained should somehow serve those who will never be invited to spaces like this.
Core, Craft, & Cause
The Coterie gathers quarterly in the Washington D.C. area for immersive sessions where data, analytics, and AI leaders evolve across three essential dimensions.
Who you're becoming as a leader.
Share what's reshaping your judgment, testing your assumptions, expanding your capacity. Learn from peers who are also discovering that leadership at this level demands constant personal evolution.
The frontiers of what's possible.
Explore emerging approaches, breakthrough methodologies, and technical paths no one's walked yet. Challenge and refine your thinking with practitioners who understand both the science and the art of making it real.
The world we're creating with every model we deploy.
Examine ripple effects, unintended consequences, and the long arc of our decisions. Build with peers who refuse to optimize for the narrow when we could architect for the whole.
Claim Your Vantage Point
From the right elevation, the path becomes clear. The Coterie offers senior data and AI leaders the perspective that comes from genuine peer exchange—where Core strengthens core, Craft sharpens craft, and Cause amplifies cause. Each member is nominated and vetted, selected for what they bring to the room and what they seek to build beyond it.
Senior Data & AI Leadership
Members are C-level, VP, or Director-level executives actively leading data, analytics, or AI initiatives with budget authority and strategic influence.
Commitment to Candor & Contribution
The expectation is active participation. Members come prepared to share their experiences—successes and failures—to contribute to the group's collective knowledge.
Quarterly Commitment
Members commit to quarterly, in-person sessions in the Washington D.C. Metro Area. This geographic concentration enables deep relationships and real-time collaboration impossible in virtual formats.
A Vetted Community
This isn't open enrollment—it's a curated group where every member is chosen for the value they bring and receive.