About Us
For advisors looking to build AI skills gradually and practically,
we provide ongoing education through the Optimal AdvisorAI Learning Center.
Why We Exist
AI is increasingly part of everyday work in financial services, but adoption is often uneven and informal, driven by individual tools, isolated teams, and unclear standards.
This creates risk in a compliance-driven industry.
We exist to help advisors and firms build shared understanding, responsible use, and ongoing learning.
How We Serve Advisory Firms
The Optimal AdvisorAI Learning Center is a subscription-based learning hub for individual advisors and firms looking to build AI skills at their own pace.
Focuses on practical application in day-to-day work, not technical theory. Lessons are straightforward, compliance-minded, and built for financial professionals.
How We Serve Financial Services Firms
We partner with financial services organizations to support AI adoption across roles—leadership, advisors, operations, and compliance teams.
Our organization-wide training programs are tailored to each firm's approved tools, internal policies, and governance framework.
Our work includes:
How We Work
Built by financial services professionals with 15,000+ hours of hands-on AI experience.
Practicality
Real workflows, not theory
Compliance-First
Designed with oversight in mind
Clarity
Clear expectations for AI use
Consistency
Shared standards across teams
Leadership Team
David Itzkovits
Co-Founder of Optimal AdvisorAI
Craig Kirkpatrick
Co-Founder of Optimal AdvisorAI
Karen Maccaro
Managing Director, Learning
Keagan Barnes
Vice President, Research

