Pipeline · internal capability

How the desk grows the next principals

A two-year apprenticeship for the analysts and consultants who will become the next named principals.

You will see the curriculum, the milestones and the exit credentials. Where an apprentice contributes to your engagement, the principal carries the audit response. The apprentice carries the work.

We publish the apprenticeship because the talent question is the most common scale objection. Our answer is to grow the pipeline and to publish it.

Six apprentices in the current cohort. Two more start in October.

The 8-quarter curriculum

Founder's standards and citation discipline

First dispatch published with named principal sign-off.

Sector grounding (banking + insurance + pharma)

First sector-led note co-authored with a regional director.

Audit-trail design under ISO 42001 and SS1/23

First control-set mapping produced for a live client.

Board-paper writing and committee facilitation

First-draft board paper accepted on first reading by a sponsor.

Cross-jurisdictional regulation (EU AI Act, DIFC Reg 10)

Co-led briefing for a multi-jurisdictional client.

Vendor due diligence and procurement support

Apprentice-led RAG scoring of a new AI vendor.

Engagement leadership under principal supervision

First named role on an engagement charter.

Exit credentials and Council nomination

Council vote on Principal Consultant status.