# LeapFI > LeapFI helps financial institutions adopt, advance, and achieve through AI — with strategy, technology, and people working as one system. LeapFI is an AI advisory and engineering firm focused on banks, credit unions, and financial institutions. Adam Schlesinger is Founder & CEO. The firm combines C-level banking strategy, custom AI engineering, and organizational activation to move institutions from AI experimentation to measurable production outcomes. ## Key pages - [Home](https://leapfi.ai/): Company overview, operating model, team, and how LeapFI partners with financial institutions on AI. - [AI Engineering](https://leapfi.ai/#engineering): LeapFI's BUILD practice — turning banking business problems into working software, automation, and AI applications. - [Keynote Speaking](https://leapfi.ai/#speaking): Board-ready keynote talks by Adam Schlesinger for bank and credit union CEOs, boards, and industry forums. ## Leadership & team Each team member has a real, crawlable bio page (also reachable as a modal from the homepage's team section): - [Adam Schlesinger](https://leapfi.ai/team/adam-schlesinger/): Founder & CEO. MIT-trained engineer, former Microsoft executive, 25+ years in C-level banking and technology leadership. Leads LeapFI. - [Uche Chuta](https://leapfi.ai/team/uche-chuta/): Lead AI Architect & Advisor. Enterprise cloud, data platforms, and AI application architecture. - [Adam Rubin](https://leapfi.ai/team/adam-rubin/): Lead Innovation & Strategy Advisor. Innovation, strategy, transformation, and culture activation. - [Jose Ribau](https://leapfi.ai/team/jose-ribau/): Senior Advisor & Engagement Lead. Digital transformation, AI deployment, and engagement delivery. - [Rachel Fischer, FRM, CERP](https://leapfi.ai/team/rachel-fischer/): Senior Risk Executive & Advisor. AI governance, enterprise risk, cybersecurity, and model risk. - [Dan Scheffler](https://leapfi.ai/team/dan-scheffler/): Lead Program Manager. Product strategy, GTM, and customer-centric AI product management. - [Josh Siegel](https://leapfi.ai/team/josh-siegel/): Lead Technical Architect. Former CTO of CareCloud; enterprise cloud, AI deployment, and regulated-industry engineering leadership. ## What LeapFI does - AI strategy and roadmap design for financial institutions - Leadership alignment and organizational activation for AI transformation - Custom AI engineering: applications, automation, and integration layers that work inside regulated banking environments - Keynote speaking on AI industrialization, modernization, stablecoins, and deposit strategy ## Audience LeapFI serves community banks, credit unions, regional banks, and fintech sponsors who need AI to deliver measurable efficiency, growth, and client impact — not pilots that stall. ## Contact - Schedule a briefing: https://app.calendarbridge.com/book/adamschlesinger/leapfi - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leapfi-ai/ - Website: https://leapfi.ai/ ## Optional - Full sitemap: https://leapfi.ai/sitemap.xml