An AI-first consultancy. Built from scratch for the age we’re in.

Most consulting firms are retrofitting AI onto old models. We started with a blank page in 2023 and asked: what would a consultancy look like if it was designed for generative AI from day one? No legacy processes. No inherited overhead. Every system, every workflow, every deliverable built with AI at the centre. That’s AI Accelerator.

What Makes Us Different

We don’t just teach AI. We run on it.

AI-native operations

Our proposals, research, client analysis, project management, and content creation all run through AI workflows we built ourselves. We use the same tools and techniques we teach. When we say something works, it’s because we use it every day.

Practitioners, not advisors

Every person on this team delivers client work. We don’t have a consulting layer that designs programmes and a delivery layer that runs them. The people in the room are the people who built the frameworks. That’s how we stay credible.

Built for speed

No legacy systems, no committee sign-offs, no 200-page decks. We move at the speed AI moves. When a new model drops, we’re testing it the same day. When a client needs something, we build it — not schedule a discovery phase.

The Team

Practitioners who deliver what they teach.

Mike Chatterton

Founder & CEO

25 years in technology consulting — Olympics, World Cups, F1, Crossrail. Founded AI Accelerator to build the most AI-native consultancy of practitioners in the world. Still delivers sessions every week.

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Ross Pepperell

Chief AI Officer

Leads methodology, framework development, and our content engine. Background in AI system design across hundreds of engagements. Builds the training programmes, adoption frameworks, and technical architecture that make AI stick.

Jeremy Steer

Chief Operating Officer

25 years of transformation experience including a £25M exit as COO of Peoplevox. Government programmes, high-growth SaaS, and complex enterprise delivery. Runs operations and leads flagship client engagements.

Sheena Patel

AI Project Manager

15+ years in finance, operations, and digital transformation including senior roles at GE Healthcare. Manages programme delivery, CPD certification, and the operational systems that keep complex engagements on track.

Andreea Iaconi

AI Solution Engineer

Bridges theoretical machine learning with practical application. Builds prototypes, validates use cases, and creates the interactive demos that help clients see what’s possible. Front-end development and AI workflow design.

How we think.

Capability over dependency.

We build your team's skills, not a long-term consulting contract.

Practical over hype.

If we can't show you it working on a real problem, we won't recommend it.

Governance accelerates adoption.

Clear rules make people move faster, not slower.

Humans first.

AI augments human judgement. It doesn't replace it.

Tool-agnostic.

We teach mental models that work regardless of which tool you use.

Gatekeeping slows everyone down.

Make it practical, make it accessible, get out of the way.

CPD Certified

Award Winning

Cyber Essentials Plus

Our training is accredited by the CPD Certification Service, the UK's leading independent CPD accreditation body. CPD (Continuing Professional Development) points are recognised by professional bodies including CIPD, CMI, and sector regulators. We created one of the UK's first CPD-certified applied generative AI courses in 2024.

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Whether you're an enterprise looking for a partner, or a team that wants to build real AI capability - let's talk.

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