Saachin Bhatt

Where innovation meets real-world impact.

Serial entrepreneur, innovation strategist and board advisor. I help leaders and ventures go 0→1, turning emerging technology into measurable outcomes, across SMEs and global enterprises.

£15M+Value delivered
£55MVenture portfolio
YoungestCITP under Royal Charter
Saachin Bhatt
Saachin Bhatt
Serial Entrepreneur · Innovation Strategist
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Selected impact

Outcomes, not slideware.

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Measurable value delivered for FTSE 100 & Fortune 500 organisations.
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Combined value across the Brdge venture portfolio.
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Boards, ventures and institutions advised across sectors.
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Youngest ever to achieve Chartered IT Professional status under the Royal Charter.
Corporate Expertise

From the boardroom to the build.

From delivering £15M in impact through AI at Accenture to advising Fortune 500 CEOs on AI & GenAI strategy, my background spans Data Science, R&D and corporate advisory, with a focus on turning complex technology into clear, scalable outcomes.

Trusted by industry leaders

From FTSE 100 giants to public sector leaders, I've worked across industries to deliver innovation, AI and transformation initiatives that move the needle.

Barclays
Lloyds
AXA XL
Vodafone
NHS
UK Home Office
Leonardo S.p.A.
Celanese
Hastings Insurance
Why I build

Big Consulting trained me. SMEs educated me.

I joined Accenture at 18 as a data scientist, and by 21 was one of their youngest consultants globally, working across national security, aerospace and tier-1 banks. That foundation taught me rigour. But when I left to co-found Brdge and started working with founders and SMEs, I discovered a whole layer of education I'd been missing.

Enterprise

How to do things right.

Scoping, methodology, validation, documentation. The discipline to build things that hold up when thousands of people depend on them.

Founders

What's actually worth doing.

A founder asks one question: will this actually change my business, and how fast? The judgement to build only what moves the needle.

The rigour didn't disappear. It just got a filter, every framework now has to pass one test: does this move the needle? The combination of both is the unfair advantage.

What I do

Four ways I help leaders move faster.

01

AI Strategy & Transformation

Advising CIOs, CAIOs and executive committees on deploying AI at scale, operating model, architecture, governance and real-world integration that actually ships.

  • Generative & Agentic AI
  • Operating model
  • Governance
02

Board & Non-Executive Roles

Chief AI Officer and trusted board advisor to organisations navigating digital disruption, bringing strategic innovation, governance and growth capital to the table.

  • NED
  • Chief AI Officer
  • Governance
03

Keynote Speaking

Represented by Champions UK PLC. Talks on innovation, entrepreneurship and the new era of technology for conferences, corporate audiences and leadership events worldwide.

  • Keynotes
  • Conferences
  • Workshops
04

Consulting & Venture Building

Through Brdge, giving startups, scale-ups and SMEs access to world-class consulting and forward-deployed engineering traditionally reserved for the largest corporates.

  • Consultancy
  • Forward-deployed eng
  • Investment
Ventures & boards

Where I'm putting the work in.

Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer

Brdge

An award-winning global consultancy and venture studio bridging the gap between emerging technology and practical application, empowering startups, scale-ups and SMEs to thrive through expert consultancy, innovative ventures, training and strategic investment.

Brdge
Brdge portfolio

Next-generation NHS staffing and rota platform matching clinicians to shifts in minutes.

Board Advisor, Investor

AI-powered apprenticeship platform transforming recruitment. Featured on BBC & Channel 4.

Board Advisor, Investor

Nostalgia-based games improving quality of life for people living with dementia.

Board Advisor, Investor & Fractional CTO

AI-powered platform streamlining the home-moving and relocation journey.

Board Advisor, Investor & Fractional CTO

Eye-health intelligence in your pocket. Daily insights on hydration, screen time and lifestyle, scored against a personal Eye Vitality Index.

Board Advisor, Investor & Fractional CTO
Boards & Advisory Roles

Partnering with purpose-driven organisations to shape strategy, innovation and impact. From award-winning schools to high-growth startups and global councils, I support boards and leadership teams navigating growth, transformation and innovation.

Vice Chair & Governor at one of the UK's top-performing secondary schools.

Guest Lecturer to the MSc AI & Big Data cohort on applied data science.

Investor & Advisor to 1 Club, the world's first invite-only digital club for pioneering leaders and visionaries.

Councils & assessment

HBR Advisory Council, BCS End-Point Assessor, and The Jobs Foundation advisory council.

Harvard Business Review BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT The Jobs Foundation
Research & speaking

Ideas worth sharing.

From international stages and guest lectures to published research and industry handbooks.

Let's talk

Navigating change, or building something ambitious?

Whether you're looking for a keynote speaker, board-level advisory, or a partner to build what's next, let's start a conversation.