Built by operators.
Run to a standard.

Black Knight AI was founded by operators who have run revenue, technology and change inside large companies. Every engagement is led by a senior practitioner and held to the same method, whatever the size of the team on it.

We help companies find where AI can do useful work, build it around their real processes, put it in the hands of the people who own the work, and keep it working as the business changes. Most engagements start with a conversation about one process.

Why the firm exists

Most leadership teams are not short of AI tools. They are short of time, context and a clear first step. Reports still take chasing. Approvals still wait on someone remembering. Handoffs still lose detail.

Black Knight AI was built for that gap: senior people who start with the business outcome, work with the people who own the workflow, and carry the change through to everyday use. Advisory, engineering and operations under one roof, so nothing is lost between the three.

How we work

  • Start with the work, not the tool.

    The business outcome and the people who own the workflow come first. The technology follows.

  • Senior accountability, start to finish.

    A named senior lead owns every engagement from the first conversation to the result.

  • Security and governance from the first conversation.

    Access, information and review requirements are part of the plan, not an afterthought.

  • Small steps that compound.

    One workflow, measured, then the next. You can stop at any stage.

The people who set the standard.

Jason Schaaf

Jason Schaaf

Co-Founder & CEO

Jason leads Black Knight AI’s strategy, growth and client relationships, drawing on more than 25 years in enterprise technology and cybersecurity. He was Chief Revenue Officer at CyberX through its acquisition by Microsoft, then at ActiveFence and Cyolo.

Earlier, he led a $150M sales team at EMC and the Midwest district at Palo Alto Networks. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1994.

Dileep Mishra

Dileep Mishra

Co-Founder & Head of Delivery

Dileep leads delivery: the systems, integrations and controls behind each workflow we build, and the governance that keeps them secure as use grows. He brings 25 years of engineering experience, including leading cybersecurity pre-sales teams at large technology companies.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communications from BIT Ranchi and a master’s in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University, and is CISSP and CEH certified.

John Huang

John Huang

Co-Founder & Head of Technology

John leads technology at Black Knight AI, translating client needs into practical AI systems and bringing together the engineering talent to build them. He draws on more than 20 years of experience in solutions architecture across enterprise security, SaaS, and networking, including roles at A10 Networks and CrowdStrike through their IPOs.

He also invests in and advises early-stage startups in Silicon Valley, bringing an operator’s perspective to technology and business decisions.

Bring one workflow.
We’ll take it from there.