ERIC N. ROBERTSON
Houston,TX
Summary
Strategic leader with expertise in aligning AI investments to enterprise portfolio strategies, ensuring data, digital, and automation initiatives advance business objectives. Proven record of unifying executive vision, delivery execution, and value measurement frameworks to drive sustainable performance and scale capabilities across diverse industries. Recognized for leveraging Intelligent Strategic Portfolio Management principles to translate transformation priorities into measurable ROI through value stream intelligence, governance maturity, and co-innovation partnerships with hyperscalers and C-suite sponsors. Adept at fostering collaboration and innovation to achieve strategic goals and enhance organizational effectiveness.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Consultant
Granville Systems / TPG TechPar Group
09.2024 - Current
- Co-led enterprise AI adoption portfolio reviews, aligning initiatives to business risk and value streams; achieved 40% faster time-to-value and 22% ACV uplift (~$5–10 M per client).
- Led Strategic Portfolio Management investments for a FedRAMP AI operating model that reduced compliance cycle time 40% and projected $2 M annual savings.
- Co-submitted ‘Digital Twin for Precision Patient Medicine' provisional patent with TPG GenAI Practice to target high value health initiatives,
Co-Founder & Field CTO
JEEVA Care Inc.
03.2023 - 06.2024
- Co-established product strategy & governance for a digital health startup-up.
- Served a AI project leader for the build team across near-and long-term sourcing to models to deliver a multi-cloud oncology care platform; which achieved 0% patient readmissions and 50% faster adoption.
- Delivered AI-driven patient coaching humanoid avatar and 24-7 companion, saving $2.1M annually for providers and improving engagement by 41%.
- Established co-innovation partnerships and GTM messaging to position the startup for ~$20M valuation uplift.
Head of Product & Platform Ecosystem Strategy
Syntellis (merged with Strata Decision)
11.2021 - 09.2023
- Integrated AI portfolio planning and analysis with operational planning capabilities, for industry domains (Financial services, Healthcare, and Higher Ed) aligned to measurable business outcomes—cut onboarding 50%, technical debt 80%, and raised retention 30%.
- Partnered with Microsoft Azure and Snowflake to co-develop decision-intelligence blueprints, supporting a $1.6 B acquisition and $150 M+ valuation uplift.
- Mentored product and delivery leaders , including Gartner Analysts to connect portfolio governance metrics with operational execution and client success.
Principal Consultant
ConnectAll (Broadcom Acquisition)
06.2021 - 11.2021
- Drove 156% revenue growth ($39M→$100M), expanding Build practices globally.
- Positioned company as leader in Value Stream Management through GTM campaigns and analyst engagement.
- .Adopted Portfolio (VSM) Value Streams Management to track the impact of changes, and better manage portfolio risks to better employ value tracking mechanisms that directly improve business outcomes, including acquisition by BroadCom. for VSM.
Head of Portfolio & Product Management
ONIT LegalOps Platform
08.2020 - 05.2021
- Established an AI Center of Excellence integrating legal, risk, and compliance portfolios, driving record bookings and renewed capital investment.
- Introduced a(nOSM)sOutcome Driven Metrics with OKRS light plug-in framework to enable leaders to quickly apply AI-driven decision intelligence to quickly identify high value and moderate risk projects before and at the time of adoption. Accelerating M&A activities.
VP of Product & Portfolio Strategy
CollabNet VersionOne (now Digital.AI)
01.2015 - 01.2020
- Drove 156% revenue growth ($39M→$100M), expanding Build and Delivery practices globally.
- Positioned company as an early leader in Value Stream Management through GTM campaigns and analyst engagement.
- Managed the inorganic and organic Build Teams across organizations and co-customer teams with the early adoption AI tools,co-build partners to deliver new capabilities that enhance delivery consistency, scalability and customer experience..
Global Product Manager
Cisco Systems
01.2009 - 01.2014
- Led portfolio integration of Cisco–SAP partnership, generating $1 B+ revenue and embedding AI-ready automation frameworks.
Education
BS - Computer Science
Texas A&M University System
MS - Electrical & Software Engineering
University of Texas at Austin
Skills
- AI strategy development
- Portfolio management
- Product governance
- Revenue growth strategies
- Strategic planning
- Value stream management
- Client engagement
- Decision intelligence frameworks
- Project leadership
- Technical integration
- Product life cycle management
- Operational efficiency improvement
Accomplishments
- Trusted advisor to stakeholders, contributing domain expertise to strategic due diligence, portfolio level strategy and execution, with post-acquisition value creation—driving over $2B in successful buyout transactions over the past decade.
- Recognized architect in value stream intelligence, observability and management, leading high-performing teams to revitalize underperforming private equity portfolio companies, global enterprises, and startups navigating critical disruptions.
- Proven transformational leader in building and guiding cross-functional fusion teams that convert product technical risks into profitable, sustainable results—enhancing quality, profit margins, enterprise ecosystems and valuations.
Relevant Experience
- Strategic Portfolio Prioritization: Optimizes AI investment sequencing by risk-to-value ratio.
- Dynamic Resourcing: Implements adaptive governance across business and IT portfolios.
- Outcome Tracking: Links AI capabilities to measurable financial and operational KPIs.
- Enterprise Agility: Drives collaboration between transformation offices, PMOs, and product engineering teams.
Affiliations
- Project Management Institute
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Association of Information Technology Professionals
- Association for Computing Machinery
- ISO Contributor for Value Mgt. ISO 22468
Certification
- - Product Strategy – Northwestern Kellogg School of Management
- - Financial Mastery – Stanford University
- - SAFe Program Consultant Trainer (SPCT) – Scaled Agile, Inc.
- - Generative AI for Business Transformation – Purdue University
SELECT THOUGHT LEADERSHIP & IMPACT
- Contributor to Value Stream Management (ISO 22468) for product and portfolio integration.
- Partnered with Microsoft, AWS, and Google Cloud to co-develop multi-cloud vertical solutions recognized by Gartner and Forrestor.
- Speaker on AI strategy-to-execution alignment, capability enablement, and portfolio governance frameworks for enterprise transformation.
- U.S. Patent #5,867,710 — Microsoft Windows NT microkernel verification and testing.
Timeline
Principal Consultant
Granville Systems / TPG TechPar Group
09.2024 - Current
Co-Founder & Field CTO
JEEVA Care Inc.
03.2023 - 06.2024
Head of Product & Platform Ecosystem Strategy
Syntellis (merged with Strata Decision)
11.2021 - 09.2023
Principal Consultant
ConnectAll (Broadcom Acquisition)
06.2021 - 11.2021
Head of Portfolio & Product Management
ONIT LegalOps Platform
08.2020 - 05.2021
VP of Product & Portfolio Strategy
CollabNet VersionOne (now Digital.AI)
01.2015 - 01.2020
Global Product Manager
Cisco Systems
01.2009 - 01.2014
BS - Computer Science
Texas A&M University System
MS - Electrical & Software Engineering
University of Texas at Austin