CHIEF AI OFFICER · CAIO

Rafael Patron

AI Strategy, Transformation & Governance for companies taking AI into production.

§ 01 Summary

A dossier for decisions made on the right facts.

This dossier brings together roles, areas of work, publications and contact channels. The reference profile of the entity is published at rafaelpatron.com; this site holds what you need to start working together.

Current role: Chief AI Officer (CAIO), Intarget DMCC — since June 2026
Association role: President of the Technical-Scientific Committee, AIPIA
Education in progress: MIT Professional Education — No Code and Agentic AI
Publications: Four books, 2023–2026
Identifiers: ORCID 0009-0007-1257-7105 · Wikidata Q141604504

§ 02 Domains

Four domains, one strategic direction.

A.1

Enterprise AI

Use-case strategy and portfolio, integration with existing systems, and the operating model that takes AI into production.

A.2

Generative AI

Assistants, generation and search over company knowledge, with quality criteria, data protection and adoption metrics.

A.3

Agentic AI

Agents that run multi-step processes, with defined autonomy boundaries, human oversight and traceable actions.

A.4

AI Governance

Policies, roles and controls for responsible AI use, aligned with the European Union AI Act.

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§ 03 Career

The move to Chief AI Officer.

At Intarget DMCC since October 2019, and Chief AI Officer (CAIO) since June 2026. The timeline shows the roles held.

Intarget DMCC2019 → 2026

previous role

AI Program Manager

October 2019 – June 2026
Appointed CAIO · current role

Chief AI Officer (CAIO)

June 2026 – present

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§ 04 Speaking & Education

Sessions for boards, teams and professional audiences.

01Keynotes
02Executive sessions for boards
03Hands-on workshops
04Corporate training

Keynotes, executive sessions and training programmes on AI strategy, generative AI, agents and governance, tailored to the audience and to the goals of the organisation.

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§ 05 Books