Andrew O'Donnell
AI adoption coach for business and technology leaders
| Hourly rate range | $80 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Operations and systemsStartups and foundersLeadership developmentStrategy and decision makingTech and engineering leaders |
| Works with | Founders and business owners, Executives and Managers |
| Also coaches | Executive coach |
| Credentials | PhD, University of Notre Dame; Verisk Certified Catastrophe Risk Modeler (VCCRM); Lean Six Sigma Green Belt; AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner |
| Practice | Core Wrk |
Andrew O'Donnell is an AI services coach who helps leaders and businesses plan, scope and deploy AI systems. He is VP of AI Transformation at Verisk and founded the AI product consultancy Core Wrk. Earlier at Verisk, he ran research operations for a 150-person team and led a 2.5 PB AWS cloud migration that cut costs by more than $1M a year. He also founded ClaimCode, a healthcare software company.
What Andrew helps with
Andrew helps people and organizations use AI in practical ways. He focuses on planning AI projects and getting real use from the tools.
- Defining and scoping AI systems
- Deploying AI efficiently and sustainably
- Structuring AI adoption inside complex, regulated organizations
- Getting started with AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex
- Moving a Supabase backend with an AI coding agent
- Redacting sensitive data before it reaches the cloud
- Making AI usable for small and mid-sized businesses
- Building products with AI
Who Andrew works with
Andrew works with leaders who need to bring AI into their organizations, including complex and regulated ones. He also works with small and mid-sized businesses that want to use AI well, and with people building products with AI tools.
Background and qualifications
Andrew holds a PhD from the University of Notre Dame. He spent over a decade at Verisk Analytics, working with catastrophe modeling, data analytics and enterprise technology. As AVP of Research Operations from 2021 to 2025, he founded the operations function for a 150-person research team. His results included a 75% cut in audit cycle times, 50 to 80% faster runtimes on HPC workloads, and an AI-powered enterprise search rollout. He now leads AI transformation at Verisk. He founded ClaimCode and Core Wrk, and he has coached informally for most of his adult life, including on the Notre Dame cycling team.
Andrew O'Donnell pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one AI coaching
- Recorded webinar on AI for small and mid-sized businesses
- Playbook on migrating a Supabase backend with an AI coding agent
- Resource on AI agent onboarding with Claude Code and Codex
Andrew O'Donnell reviews
Andrew O'Donnell has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 5 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
The CoachVouch take
He leads AI transformation at Verisk and built two AI-based companies, so he coaches from hands-on experience.
Best for leaders who need to scope and roll out AI inside a complex or regulated organization.
Common questions
How much does Andrew O'Donnell charge?
Coaching with Andrew runs $80 to $175 an hour. Message Andrew from this page for an exact quote.
What does Andrew O'Donnell help with?
Andrew O'Donnell helps with defining and scoping AI systems, deploying AI efficiently and sustainably, structuring AI adoption inside complex, regulated organizations and getting started with AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex.
Does Andrew O'Donnell have reviews?
Andrew O'Donnell has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 5 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
Is Andrew O'Donnell certified?
Andrew O'Donnell lists: PhD, University of Notre Dame; Verisk Certified Catastrophe Risk Modeler (VCCRM); Lean Six Sigma Green Belt; AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.
Does Andrew O'Donnell work with small businesses?
Yes. He has a session on making AI accessible for small and mid-sized businesses.
What AI tools does Andrew teach?
He teaches hands-on use of AI coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex. He also covers keeping sensitive data local before it reaches the cloud.
How do I contact Andrew O'Donnell?
Send Andrew a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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