Dedication to AI Innovation Starts Here

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Where bold vision meets operational truth. Where trust and intelligence finally converge.

It didn’t begin in a boardroom, or with a single big idea—it began with two minds colliding over a shared obsession: What if AI could be built not just to think, but to reason—ethically, operationally, responsibly?

Jeff Smiley and Christopher Lent first teamed up over four years ago, not to chase trends, but to solve problems others avoided. Together, they tackled complex AI and cloud projects long before the rest of the world knew how deep the intelligence gap ran in enterprise.

Their early work—at Relevate—was less about flash and more about function. They helped some of the world’s most high-stakes environments rewire legacy tech into scalable systems of insight. But the deeper they went, the more they saw a universal truth: enterprise AI was broken.

It was fragmented. Ungoverned. And worse—dangerously detached from reality.

So in 2025, they made a leap.

They co-founded NEU AI—a new kind of AI company. One not defined by its hype, but by its architecture. Its integrity. Its refusal to compromise on the idea that AI should empower, not endanger. That governance must be embedded, not bolted on. That explainability isn’t a feature—it’s a foundation.

Jeff brought the engineering gravity—20+ years leading architecture at Google, Microsoft, Citadel, and JPMorgan. A systems thinker who builds frameworks that others use to build futures. Chris brought the commercial fire—23+ years in tech and medtech leadership, having scaled over 30 products globally and guided multiple exits. He’s the connective tissue between vision and velocity.

Together, they designed NEU AI to be what the market hadn’t yet demanded—but soon would:

A reasoning-first AI operating layer that enhances, governs, and transforms any AI stack into a trustworthy, compliant, and performance-driven asset.

From healthcare to finance, legal to retail, NEU’s platform is already deployed in sectors where trust is currency. And through innovations like the Devil’s Advocate Arbitrator Network (DAAN)and Chain-of-Experts (CoE) architecture, NEU AI ensures not only that decisions are fast—but that they’re right.

Because this isn’t just about tech. It’s about responsibility at scale.

This is NEU AI.

Where thinking meets doing. And doing meets doing it right.

Our philosophy brings trust, transparency, integrity, security and productivity to the heart of our Vision and Mission for all our customers and teams. 

NEU AI pioneers the next evolution of enterprise AI transforming how businesses operate by embedding AI-driven intelligence into workflows. 

Unlike traditional AI or consulting-based solutions, NEU AI offers:

• DAAN (Devil’s Advocate Arbitration Network): This ensures every AI decision undergoes critical challenge and counterfactual testing, reinforcing rigor before output​.
• AI-Driven Decision-Making – DAAN Simulated Personas and Chain-of-Expert reasoning that enhances human intelligence, not just automation.
• Chain-of-Experts (CoE):
  NEU AI’s architecture incorporates a sequential expert framework, allowing our AI to think, learn, and refine its outputs in real-time. This approach has been a cornerstone of our intelligent workflow automation, enabling enterprises to achieve higher efficiency at a lower computational  cost.
• Adaptive and Self-Evolving AI: AI that refines insights dynamically, optimizing workflows as business environments change.
• Industry-Specific AI Intelligence: Legal, Finance, Healthcare, Entertainment, Biotechnology, Retail and Technology-focused AI that understands specialized challenges.
• Performance & Outcome-Based Business Impact – Driving efficiency, reducing operational costs, and improving compliance with AI that aligns with Enterprise goals.
• Regulatory Compliance and Trust – Built-in governance frameworks (GDPR, HIPAA, SEC, SOC 2, CCPA/CPRA, NIST, ISO27001, MVSP, OFDSS, HITRUST CSF, EU AI ACT, CMMC, MCSFT SSPA, USDP and many more) ensure AI-driven decisions are audit-ready and bias-free.

AI That Thinks, Learns, and Delivers – with Guardrails Not Greenlights.