Transformation & Operations
- Process redesign
- Outsourcing
- Operating models
- Analytics
About
Bridging AI, Business & Innovation
Most AI people don’t understand organizations. Most transformation people don’t understand AI. Very few people can operate comfortably at the intersection of strategy, operations, innovation and technology.
Most advisors specialize in one. Some in two. Very few in all four. That intersection is where Intelligentsia works.
The Intersection Where We Work
Where AI creates business value
Strategy Innovation AI value Technology Operations
Most advisors specialize in one area. We work at the intersection of all four — which is exactly where AI turns into business value.
For more than 25 years, Jacco Pleijter has helped organizations navigate major transformation waves — from global B2B e-commerce and large-scale outsourcing programs to analytics, digital transformation and AI. He has held senior leadership positions within major financial institutions in Europe and North America, while also working in startups as Product Manager and CTO. This combination of corporate scale, entrepreneurial execution and deep technology experience lets him bridge strategy, operations, innovation and AI in a way that is increasingly rare.
Today, that combination is applied to AI — helping organizations identify where it creates value and turn that potential into measurable business outcomes.
Both Sides Of Innovation
Not only corporate — we’ve built startups too
Experience inside large enterprises and from building products from scratch means we understand both worlds — and what it really takes to ship something new.
- Product Manager and CTO roles
- Hands-on startup environments
- Decarbonization-related startup work
- Middleware / integration startup experience
Deeply Involved In AI Before The Hype
Practical, hands-on AI — not theory
Over the last five years, Jacco Pleijter has focused extensively on AI — through formal education, international bootcamps, leading AI teams and building AI-powered products and platforms such as IdeaStorm and FoodScanalyzer.
His focus is not AI for its own sake, but helping organizations turn emerging technology into practical business value.
What We Bring
A rare combination, grouped by strength
Product & Innovation
- Product management
- Startup leadership (PM & CTO)
- Innovation programs
AI & Emerging Technology
- AI teams
- AI education & bootcamps
- AI products
- Agentic systems
We’ve Seen This Before
AI is the next transformation wave
We’ve helped organizations navigate wave after wave of change. Each one rewarded those who turned experimentation into practical business value.
- Global Sourcing
- E-commerce
- Digital Transformation
- Analytics
- Automation
- AI
“The winners will be the organizations that turn experimentation into practical business value.”
Let’s find where AI creates value for you
Technology changes. The challenge of turning change into business value does not.