Advisor · Operator · Founder
Advising on physical AI & robotics, quietly building what comes next.
I am a technology executive with 20+ years of experience across Google, Yahoo, AOL and investment banking. Today I spend most of my time advising boards and leadership teams on physical AI, robotics, and consumer technology strategy, while building a stealth startup in the health-lifestyle space.
Current Focus
Two parallel missions
Most of my energy goes toward advisory work in physical AI, robotics and consumer tech. The rest is going into building something new.
Physical AI Strategy
Translating AI research into real-world products that move, sense, and act.
Board & Advisory Roles
Governance, go-to-market, and product strategy for high-growth technology companies.
Robotics & Automation
Experience scaling complex hardware-software systems and robotics platforms.
Technology Transformation
Helping legacy organizations adopt emerging tech without losing their identity.
Advisory work in physical AI, robotics & technology
I help boards and executive teams make better decisions about where physical AI and robotics can create real value. My perspective comes from 20+ years of shipping products, building technology ecosystems, policy development, leading teams, and navigating technology transitions and partnerships.
A stealth startup in health & lifestyle
The next generation of health and lifestyle products will not be one-size-fits-all. I am building a company and a product that solves an un-met need for folks who live an active lifestyle and meet with undesired hiccups along the way.
- Consumer-first product design built for today's lifestyles
- Attention to detail and focus on fit, style and function
- Long-term brand trust over short-term growth hacks
“Technology should make healthy living easier to start and harder to quit.”
Track Record
20+ years across defining technology companies
Scaled consumer and enterprise products, shaped strategy at the intersection of hardware, software, and AI.
Led large teams and complex initiatives across product, engineering, and business during a defining era of the web.
Helped mid-market companies grow and sell their companies
About Me
The person behind the work
I spent fifteen years at Google, most recently as VP of Global Partnerships, leading commercial and go-to-market strategy for platforms reaching several billion people. Before that, Yahoo and AOL, a couple of start-ups and spent my early career in mergers and acquisitions at Credit Suisse and PaineWebber.
What I actually do is figure out how new technology reaches the people it is supposed to serve, and how the business underneath that holds together. Ecosystem strategy, partnership architecture, commercial models, and the regulatory reality that shapes all three.
I live in Austin with my husband, two teenagers and two dogs. I love live music, traveling, cooking and I try mightily to keep houseplants alive. I'm actively and always up for a challenge. Last year I hiked the vertical equivalent of Everest in ~23 hours, which taught me roughly what you would expect it to.
Let's build what's next
Whether you want to explore an advisory engagement, learn about the startup, or simply connect, I would love to hear from you.
Prefer a direct conversation? Email me at hello@adriennemccallister.com