Patrick Stenson
Founder, Stenson Global
The perspective behind Stenson Global.
Patrick Stenson founded Stenson Global after more than 25 years of leading complex operations in the private, humanitarian and development sectors, in organizations where operational decisions, risk, resource constraints and accountability had real consequences. That experience shapes a practice focused on making AI work in practice: clear ownership, redesigned work, and evidence that shows whether it is working.
The perspective wasn't developed in the abstract. It came from repeatedly seeing the same pattern play out across international, regulated operations: important decisions could appear sound on paper while the evidence, accountability and operational implications remained insufficiently clear.
That observation led to ORBIT, the method behind all Stenson Global work. Patrick uses it with management teams putting AI to work in their operations, and in Independent Decision Assessment for boards and investors before significant AI investments. For any one decision he advises or assesses, never both.
Experience that shaped this perspective
Penbrothers, Chief Operating Officer
As Chief Operating Officer of Penbrothers, a rapidly scaling international services firm, Patrick was accountable to the CEO and investors for organizational design and financial stewardship across a 45-person operations team, including sustaining operational continuity through COVID-era disruption: the kind of test that separates a sound operating model from a merely documented one.
International Organization for Migration
Earlier, during almost fifteen years with the International Organization for Migration, he led resource management for IOM's South Sudan mission through the country's independence, a US$80M operation across 30 active funding agreements, and later oversaw a US$20M annual budget at IOM's global administrative headquarters.
Banking and Financial Operations
That international career began in banking and financial operations, providing an early foundation in financial stewardship, operational governance and decision-making in environments where accountability matters.
Coaching and AI
Patrick is an International Coaching Federation Professional Certified Coach (PCC). Contracted by the Asian Development Bank, he delivered career coaching and training for the Bank’s Expatriate Spouse Career Program, and has provided career coaching for UN professionals. In 2026 he completed Applied Agentic AI for Organizational Transformation at MIT Professional Education.
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