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AI Strategy for Higher Ed & Non-Profits

Built with your team, until it actually runs.

Clear strategy, hands-on skills, and the systems to make it real.

  • 12+ yearsLeading higher ed as Provost, Vice President, and Dean
  • CIC AI ReadySenior Advisor to the Council of Independent Colleges
  • 100,000+ hoursOf AI education delivered across CIC member institutions
  • Thought CoveA production AI product, built and shipped — not theory
My Services

How the work gets built

Whether you're one person who wants real fluency or a leadership team ready for a year-long partnership, I help convert your specific challenges into practical AI solutions with impact beyond basic efficiency gains: teaching enhancement, research optimization, operational efficiency, donor engagement.

Strategic AI Partnerships

Year-long engagements that carry your institution from roadmap to reality: strategic planning, hands-on implementation, and custom AI tools built for your context.

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AI Process Optimization Workshops

Interactive, hands-on training that equips your team to identify AI opportunities in their real daily workflows, plus the practical skills to act on them the next morning.

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AI Use-Case Pilots & Frameworks

Focused 60–90 day pilot projects that test a specific AI application against a specific institutional need, with clear success criteria and outcome-based evaluation.

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AI Coaching & Advising

Per-session generative AI coaching for individuals and teams of up to four. Regular working sessions that build durable skill, like lessons with an instrument.

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Who I Serve

Mission-driven organizations

Higher Education Institutions

From enhancing the student experience and supporting research to improving administrative efficiency, leveraging AI effectively is no longer optional. It's essential for advancing your institution's mission.

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Non-Profit Organizations

Navigated effectively, AI offers powerful new avenues to enhance program delivery, optimize operations, and deepen engagement. Amplify your impact with clear, expert guidance.

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New: A Pryor Consulting Product

Thought Cove: your institutional knowledge, on tap

Turn policy drafts, faculty handbooks, accreditation materials, and compliance binders into a private, secure knowledge base your staff can query instantly, with every answer citing its exact source page. No hallucinations, no sharing your data with anyone. Plans start at $12/month, so you can be up and running today.

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More About Pryor Consulting

Strategic leadership meets front-lines AI expertise

With 12+ years embedded in the higher education landscape, including leadership roles as Provost, Vice President, and Dean, and service as Senior Advisor to the Council of Independent Colleges' AI Ready program, I founded Pryor Consulting on a simple conviction: empowering organizations to strategically apply AI is the key to unlocking greater effectiveness and impact. Today that conviction ships as software, too. I design and operate production AI systems, including Thought Cove.

About Adam Pryor

Interested in working together?

An initial consultation is always free. Let's talk about where AI can make a meaningful difference for your organization.

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