Jan Cichocki
Managing Partner, Cichocki Advisory · Founder, ThreadSync
Jan Cichocki is a Minneapolis-based enterprise AI governance advisor with 20+ years of experience helping executives and boards make informed AI decisions. He is Managing Partner of Cichocki Advisory and Founder of ThreadSync — the platform for governed AI access and governed execution.
About Jan
Jan Cichocki works at the intersection of enterprise AI strategy, governance, and engineering. His advisory practice — Cichocki Advisory — helps executives and boards establish decision rights, embed controls, ensure auditability, and operationalize AI safely across high-stakes environments.
Jan is also Founder of ThreadSync, the enterprise platform that operationalizes the governance work. ThreadSync ships two flagship products: LLM Gateway for governed multi-model AI access with audit trails and policy controls, and Magic Runtime for contract-driven, sandboxed execution of AI-generated business logic.
His career spans 20+ years across enterprise technology, financial systems, and platform architecture. Cichocki Advisory engagements have delivered $10M+ in measurable value across 50+ enterprise projects, with frameworks aligned to NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and the EU AI Act.
What Jan Works On
Board-ready AI governance
Decision rights, embedded controls, auditability, and 90-day implementation roadmaps for boards and executive teams. Governance framework →
Strategic AI advisory
Working sessions and engagements for executives navigating billion-dollar AI decisions. Services →
ThreadSync platform
Founder of the governed-AI platform combining LLM Gateway and Magic Runtime with full audit trails. ThreadSync →
Magic Runtime
Contract-driven controller runtime for safely shipping AI-generated business logic with sandboxed execution and capability-based security. Magic Runtime →
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Short Bio · 50 words
Jan Cichocki is the Minneapolis-based Managing Partner of Cichocki Advisory and Founder of ThreadSync, an enterprise platform for governed AI access and governed execution. He advises executives and boards on AI governance, AI strategy, and operationalizing AI safely.
Standard Bio · 100 words
Jan Cichocki is a Minneapolis-based enterprise AI governance advisor with 20+ years of technology and financial-systems experience. As Managing Partner of Cichocki Advisory, he helps executives and boards establish decision rights, embed AI controls, and align with NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and the EU AI Act. He is Founder of ThreadSync, the platform that operationalizes governed AI through LLM Gateway and Magic Runtime. His engagements have delivered $10M+ in measurable value across 50+ enterprise projects.
Long Bio · 250 words
Jan Cichocki is a Minneapolis-based enterprise AI governance advisor and platform founder with 20+ years of experience across enterprise technology, financial systems, and platform architecture. He is Managing Partner of Cichocki Advisory, a professional-services firm focused exclusively on enterprise AI governance, AI strategy, and AI risk management for executives and boards.
Jan is also Founder of ThreadSync, the enterprise platform that operationalizes governed AI for high-stakes environments. ThreadSync's two flagship products are LLM Gateway (governed multi-model AI access with policy controls and full audit trails) and Magic Runtime (contract-driven, sandboxed execution of AI-generated business logic). Both are built on the same governance principles Jan develops with his advisory clients.
Cichocki Advisory engagements have delivered $10M+ in measurable value across 50+ enterprise projects. Jan's frameworks are aligned with NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and the EU AI Act, and his governance work covers decision rights, embedded controls, auditability, and 90-day implementation roadmaps for board-ready deployment. He works with C-suite leaders, CIOs, CISOs, and General Counsel across regulated industries including financial services, healthcare, and industrial enterprise.
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Jan Cichocki, Managing Partner of Cichocki Advisory and Founder of ThreadSync.