Next-Gen AI Advisors is a boutique AI, automation, and cybersecurity risk advisory firm led by former Big 4, McKinsey, and Harvard practitioners. We serve both federal agencies and commercial organizations, bringing the same rigor, governance discipline, and engineering depth to regulated enterprises, fintechs, and growth-stage companies.
Our team designs and deploys agentic AI systems, RAG pipelines, multi-agent architectures, and AI-powered risk platforms in production environments. We do not just advise we build. Every engagement combines strategic clarity with hands-on delivery, grounded in the frameworks that the most security-conscious institutions trust: NIST AI RMF, NIST SP 800-53, ISO 42001, and FedRAMP.
We believe AI adoption done right is a competitive advantage. Done wrong, it is an unmanaged risk. We help organizations do it right quickly, securely, and responsibly.
Rachael Schaffner Georgopoulos is Co-Founder, President, and CEO of Next-Gen AI Advisors. She brings more than 18 years of strategic advisory experience, including 13 years at McKinsey & Company where she rose to Associate Principal, and a Harvard Business School MBA.
At McKinsey, Rachael led engagements for Fortune 100 clients, including large-scale commercial organization redesigns capturing up to $110M in efficiencies, a $35M+ agency cost optimization for a national telco, and served as interim Brand Director for a leading grocery brand with $700M in sales, driving multi-year brand strategy through marketing and sales activation.
At Next-Gen AI Advisors, Rachael leads the firm’s commercial client portfolio, go-to-market strategy, business development, and firm operations. Current engagements include advising Connected Autonomy on its AI decision support platform strategy, leading a strategic AI transformation engagement for a large publicly traded organization, and overseeing the firm’s Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB).
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Next-Gen AI Advisors, a boutique AI, automation, and cybersecurity risk advisory firm serving federal agencies and commercial organizations. With more than 22 years of Big 4 consulting experience across Deloitte, PwC, BDO, and Accenture, combining deep financial services expertise with hands-on AI engineering capability, designing and deploying agentic AI systems, RAG pipelines, and multi-agent architectures in production environments.
Currently leads the AI and Automation Program for a major U.S. federal financial regulator, directing AI agent deployment across examinations, audits, and policy compliance.
Brings a rare combination of enterprise consulting pedigree and applied AI engineering depth, with a track record spanning Fortune 500 digital transformation, federal AI governance, and AI-enabled financial risk analytics. A recurring speaker at leading professional forums including IIA, ISACA, and the Federal AI Forum, and an active contributor to NIST’s Cybersecurity for AI Systems initiative.
Former Big 4 Managing Director with 20+ years in Advisory and Assurance, specializing in Digital Transformation Strategies across Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Automation, Cybersecurity, and Enterprise Governance and Risk Management.
Savvas Georgopoulos is a distinguished technology executive with a proven track record of driving digital transformation strategies and steering organizations toward innovative solutions. With deep-rooted expertise in Artificial Intelligence, advanced analytics, and automation technologies, Savvas has led the development of transformative strategies in Finance, Accounting, IT, and Internal Audit.
As a Managing Director at Big 4 firms including BDO, PwC, and Accenture, he has spearheaded innovation and analytics initiatives—guiding cross-functional teams to deliver impactful digital transformation strategies and technology-driven outcomes in top-tier roles.