Geneva, Switzerland — July 2026 — Sergio Castagna Consulting has joined the OpenAI Partner Network as a Select Tier Partner, strengthening its ability to help companies move from AI ambition to operational implementation.
The OpenAI Partner Network brings together organizations that build and deploy AI solutions, help clients achieve tangible results and collaborate with OpenAI on commercial opportunities. Its priorities reflect an important shift in the market: access to increasingly capable models is no longer the main constraint. The harder task is identifying the right use cases, redesigning workflows, connecting AI to existing systems and data, and securing adoption across the organization.
For executives, the question is therefore no longer simply what AI can do. It is where AI can create value, how it should be integrated into the business and what must change for that value to be captured.
An operator's perspective on AI transformation
Sergio Castagna's background is not that of a traditional technology consultant. He has worked as a CEO, CFO and business operator, with direct responsibility for financial performance, operations, transformation and execution.
This experience shapes a business-first approach to AI: starting with the process to improve, the decision to strengthen, the cost to reduce or the growth opportunity to capture — not with a model, chatbot or automation tool.
Many AI initiatives struggle to move beyond the pilot stage because technology is treated separately from the organization. Successful implementation requires more than technical capability. It requires clear priorities, redesigned workflows, access to the right data, appropriate governance, accountability and adoption by the people who will use it.
"AI should not begin with a tool. It should begin with a business problem and a measurable outcome. Joining the OpenAI Partner Network strengthens my ability to support companies through the full journey from opportunity identification to operational deployment." — Sergio Castagna
What this means for clients
Membership in the OpenAI Partner Network provides Sergio Castagna Consulting with closer access to OpenAI's ecosystem, including partner resources, technical enablement and opportunities for commercial collaboration.
This adds capability without changing the independence of the firm's advice. Recommendations remain technology-agnostic: the partnership creates additional options, not an obligation to recommend OpenAI. When another solution better serves a client's objectives, that is the solution the firm recommends.
Sergio Castagna Consulting supports organizations in identifying and prioritizing AI opportunities, defining the business case, redesigning processes, structuring implementation roadmaps and supporting execution from initial concept through operational deployment.
The objective is not to produce another AI presentation or an isolated proof of concept. It is to build solutions that improve how a company operates, makes decisions, serves customers or manages costs.
From AI interest to business execution
Many leadership teams already understand that AI will affect their industry. What is often missing is a practical path forward: where to begin, which opportunities justify investment, what should be automated or redesigned, how risks should be governed and how success will be measured.
These are business questions before they are technology questions.
Joining the OpenAI Partner Network reinforces Sergio Castagna Consulting's commitment to helping organizations translate AI capabilities into concrete operational and financial value.
To assess where AI could create measurable impact in your business, explore Sergio Castagna Consulting's AI advisory services or contact Sergio Castagna directly.
About Sergio Castagna Consulting
Sergio Castagna Consulting advises executives and organizations on business transformation, artificial intelligence and operational execution. Drawing on senior leadership experience across CEO, CFO and transformation roles, the firm helps companies connect strategy, technology and financial performance.