AI Procurement
Trust Delivered
StratAlliance Global
StratAlliance Global LLC offers comprehensive, end-to-end support for customers throughout their AI governance and procurement journey. We support innovative organizations who are defining the AI needs, developing robust AI safety and compliance strategies, and deploying AI solutions that meet regulatory obligations while maintaining public trust. We provide a concierge service guiding our customers through vendor selection, contract structuring, and responsible AI governance with tailored solutions at every step.
With a proven track record of leadership at the White House, State Department, and top-tier technology firms, our team brings unmatched insight into the governance, deployment, and scaling of advanced technologies across borders. We deliver market intelligence, AI and emerging technology governance, and strategic counsel to help innovators, companies, and governments unlock transformative opportunities.
Our Customers
We believe maintaining public trust in AI innovation is critical to the long-term success of our customers. Our customers are innovators who are developing and deploying frontier AI solutions in critical industries and public services, often our customers are applying AI in high risk, low resource environments. These include the following sectors:
Healthcare: Insurers, Healthcare ministries, Service providers, Hospital systems, Medicare providers, Developers targeting the healthcare industry.
Defense: Defense ministries,Defense contractors, Militaries, Developers targeting the defense industry.
Finance: Finance ministries, Financial service providers, Investment firms.
Public safety: “Smart City” planners, Urban planners, Public Safety Ministries, Interior Ministries, Police and law enforcement, Developers targeting the “Smart City” deployments.
Your Trusted AI Procurement Journey
We respect the unique needs of every customer and recognize that public trust is critical in the environments in which they operate. Trusting AI systems is a journey—one that begins with procurement strategy and culminates in responsible deployment. Whether you’re just starting or refining existing systems, we walk with you every step of the way to ensure your AI initiatives are technically sound, ethically grounded, and publicly trusted.
Pilot AI Solutions
Translate mission goals into technical requirements that anticipate novel risks and reflect civic values.
• AI use case risk assessments.
• Harms taxonomy development (individual, organizational, societal).
• Impact/conformity assessments.
• Procurement strategy frameworks (RFI templates, evaluation criteria).
• AI Export/Import strategy and representation.
Prepare AI Governance
Build internal structures that ensure compliance, legitimacy, and accountability.
• Safety frameworks and governance principles.
• Monitoring tools and evaluation metrics.
• Internal policy roadmaps.
• AI Procurement Playbook (risk checklists, scorecards, and more).
• AI Ethics Board creation and facilitation (Charter drafting, Member selection, even On-demand reviews)
Practice AI Safety
Enable responsible rollout in high-risk, regulated environments with ongoing support and public trust.
• Executive briefings on AI risk and compliance.
• Tailored risk maps and checklists. Public-private partnership guidance.
• Post-award performance monitoring.
• Ongoing governance and scaling support.
Our Services
We’ve built four main service packages, plus an on-demand ethics option:
AI Governance Launchpad
A customized set of tools and resources with everything you need to define your organizations AI needs and procure AI solutions you can trust.
AI Deployment Assurance Suite
A comprehensive suite of tailored resources designed to empower your organization with global best practices for AI governance so you can understand your AI risk profile, measure AI impact, and mitigate potential harm.
AI Procurement Accelerator
A fast-track program for procurement teams handling AI tenders to evaluate AI products and services in relation to your unique use case and AI risk profile in order to make quick, confident, and compliant purchase decisions.
Civic AI Engagement Lab
A structured civic engagement program that integrates community insights into AI development, anticipates public concerns, and builds trust from the ground up.
AI Ethics on Demand
An in-depth virtual workshop featuring our diverse, multistakeholder AI ethics board designed to evaluate your use cases, identify hidden risks, and provide scenario-based guidance.
Our Story
Nikolis R. Smith
Founder and President
Nikolis is a former government executive and seasoned diplomat, having served at the U.S. Department of State, with over two decades in the foreign affairs arena and expertise in public policy spanning the U.S. and the Asia-Pacific. Prior to founding StratAlliance, he was the Director for International Partnerships at the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), where he led international cyber engagements at the White House.
Having spent a significant portion of his life in Asia, he is proficient in Mandarin and Japanese. Nikolis received a Master’s in Global Studies from Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Minor in Mandarin Chinese from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.
Maxwell Scott
Co-Founder & CTO
Max is a leading expert on the responsible development and deployment of emerging technologies. At Microsoft’s Office of Responsible AI, he led diverse teams through the development and deployment of sensitive emerging technologies, co-chaired the UNESCO AI Business Council, and shaped global norms for ethical innovation.
Before Microsoft, Max served at the U.S. Department of State as a technology policy advisor, representing U.S. positions on AI and emerging tech to governments and multilateral bodies including the EU, ASEAN, and G20. He is a member of the Stimson Center’s Alfred Lee Loomis Innovation Council and holds degrees from Arizona State University and the London School of Economics.
