Mid-market transformation. AI Forward.
Built for transformations, spin-offs, carve-outs, and PE holding periods. Operating-model work that ties AI to decisions executives are already trying to make — not dashboards no one opens.
How we work
-
A 30-day operating-model and AI-readiness assessment. Fixed scope, fixed fee. You get a written diagnostic, a prioritized backlog, and a decision on what to fund.
-
90 days of execution tied to a specific decision; portfolio rationalization, function consolidation, or post-spin operating model. Outcome-based, with weekly readouts to the sponsor.
-
Fractional engagement across a 4-12 month holding period or post-merger integration. Embedded with the executive team, accountable to the board.
Why this practice.
I spent twenty-five years inside operating teams at Apple, Motorola, LeaseHawk, and Otis — through the UTC spin-off, a CIO seat shipping agentic voice AI in 2017, and PE-backed work with Centerbridge, Catalyst, and Harren Equity portfolios.
The Litchfield Practice exists because mid-market spin-offs and PE holding companies need an operator in the room, not a deck. Someone who has carried a P&L, stood up an operating model, and made the call on what to fund and what to cut.
I work with a small number of clients at a time. Engagements are scoped, sponsored at the board or executive level, and measured against the decision they were built to support.
Contact Jan
Tell me about the decision in front of you. I read every message personally and respond within two business days.
