David Edwards · AI Strategist
AI strategy
you can ship.
I turn "we should do something with AI" into working systems and decisions that stick: gateways and agents, but also the governance, guidance, and adoption that make them matter. AI Strategist at Colorado State University.
01 — Selected work
Systems people use.
Decisions that hold.
David's Brain
In productionA self-hosted memory system that every AI assistant I use shares. Claude, ChatGPT, and my own agents all read and write the same brain. Mine.
CSU AI Gateway
In productionA self-service portal that gets university researchers API access to frontier AI models, with hard budget caps and automatic chargeback billing. A vending machine for API keys, minus the surprise invoices.
AI Strategy & Governance
OngoingThe half of the job that doesn't fit in a repo: governance that makes real decisions, guidance people actually follow, and enough allies that adoption doesn't depend on one person.
OpenAlex MCP Server
In productionAn MCP server that lets campus AI agents query the OpenAlex scholarly database live, instead of guessing from documents somebody uploaded last semester.
Campus AI Agents
OngoingProduction knowledge agents for university teams, and the method that keeps them answering accurately instead of confidently.
02 — Writing
Notes from the build.
Why this site exists
A place to show the work, write down what building it taught me, and prove that 'AI Strategist' is a real job and not just a LinkedIn title.
What the Microsoft Foundry Claude question actually taught us
Data governance at a university isn't one problem. It's legal risk, technical residency, and trust, all wearing the same trench coat.