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Leadership

Brainchild Leadership

Senior-led, and supported by a delivery team of engineers and support staff.

Chandra Brubaker

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Founder and CEO, accountable for the engagement and the recommendation, with more than 20 years in technology leadership across philanthropy, public media, higher education and financial services.

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Jayla Trice-Francis

Chief Growth Officer

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Halimah Brubaker

Chief of Staff

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The delivery team

Engineers and help desk deliver the work.

Recognition

Credentials, briefly

Award

2025 TAG Data Science and AI Innovator of the Year, Public Sector, Government and Nonprofit

Education

MIT Sloan Executive Education, Technology Strategy. Georgia State University.

Speaking

Session for chief executives and boards, 2025 Philanthropy Southeast Annual Conference.

Certification

IBM AI Strategy and Implementation. Certified Project Manager.

Growing

The firm is expanding

Brainchild will be adding senior technology leaders across advisory, security and AI governance. If you have carried the accountability we describe on this site and want to do it for organizations that need it, we would like to hear from you.

Make technology decisions you can defend.

Tell us what is in the way. We will tell you honestly whether the answer is managed services, senior leadership, an AI governance framework, or a second opinion on a decision you have already made. Sometimes the answer is that you do not need us yet.

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