About
Paula Taylor
CEO & Founder, AI Edge Strategy
"Performance AI was built from experience, not from a lab."
25+ years in enterprise operations. Former VP of HR and Global Director of Indirect Procurement at NXP Semiconductors, where she managed $400M+ in indirect spend, including a 10,000-contractor contingent workforce program, at a $13B semiconductor company. Retired January 2025. Launched AI Edge Strategy October 2025.
Certificate of Completion, Agentic AI Intensive — Harvard Data Science Initiative.
Every framework, every diagnostic, every recommendation comes from operating inside the complexity that mid-market leaders face every day.
What we do
AI Edge Strategy bridges the gap between deep institutional wisdom and the next generation of autonomous systems. Not a technology vendor — an operator-led consultancy translating 25+ years of corporate engine-room experience into governed, human-centric AI deployments.
Paula does not sell software, take commissions from vendors, or recommend tools based on partnerships. Every recommendation is operator-led, not vendor-driven.
AI should serve people, not replace them.
About Paula