High-Trust Fractional Execution

Built for an AI-Accelerated World

Senior operators. Real authority. Clear accountability.

What Sets Propel Apart

Propel delivers embedded, fractional executive leadership produced by governance, not networking.

Senior operators are admitted through structured evaluation, renewed annually, and deployed with institutional accountability. Our structure protects quality, aligns incentives, and ensures disciplined execution in an era of accelerating intelligence.

Senior operators who own outcomes, not slide decks

Right-sized coverage for scope and pace

Fractional support from $5K to $25K per month

Weeks, not months. Clear plans and cadence

Turnarounds, integrations, transitions, stalled programs

We work best with organizations large enough to have real operational complexity, and lean enough to move once clarity is established.

For commercial clients, that typically means:

  1. $150M-$4B in revenue

  2. Founder-led or second-generation firms transitioning to professional management

  3. Businesses facing margin pressure, integration complexity, or execution drag

  4. Leadership teams confronting AI-driven change without a defined operating model

  5. Divisions or business units that need embedded leadership, not advisory oversight

We also selectively partner with nonprofit and public-sector organizations where operational discipline and structural clarity can materially improve outcomes.

Who We Work With

We are NOT built for: early-stage startups or organizations looking for slide-driven advisory support.

Our work requires accountability, outcomes, and consistent momentum

Services Overview

  • When organizational complexity outpaces clarity, decision-making slows and accountability blurs. We embed to redesign roles, decision rights, reporting structures, and leadership cadence to restore structural alignment. The result is faster execution, clearer ownership, and measurable performance improvement across functions.


  • When upgrade and modernization programs stall despite investment, embedded execution leadership takes control of delivery. Systems, workflows, and ownership are aligned inside the operating cadence. Technology begins producing measurable operational outcomes instead of activity.


  • When financial signal is reactive or fragmented, leaders lose forward visibility. We step in to modernize reporting, create cost structure transparency, and capital discipline to strengthen economic control. The result is clearer margin insight, stabilized liquidity, and decision-ready financial governance.


  • When customer expectations outpace operational capability, trust erodes. We align front-stage experience with back-stage process, systems, and economic reality. The result is reduced churn drivers, stronger retention, and a customer model that supports profitable growth.


  • When digital presence exists without performance clarity, revenue engines underperform. We lead product strategy, user experience architecture, and front-end execution to align digital engagement with operational infrastructure. The result is improved conversion, strengthened trust, and integrated digital performance.


  • When integration risk threatens enterprise value, ambiguity compounds exposure. We assume defined authority to align teams, systems, cost structures, and operating cadence across the combined environment. The result is stabilized execution, protected value, and accelerated realization of deal intent.


All engagements incorporate AI where it creates leverage, clarity, and speed. We do not use AI as a substitute for experience, judgment or executive control.

Propel’s fractional leaders bring experience from Fortune 500 Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Technology, Defense, Mining, and major federal agencies.

Not Sure Where to Start?

How We Work

STEP [ 1 ]

Rapid Assessment
We align on constraints, exposure, and what “better” means. We evaluate how information flows, where decisions stall, and where AI can materially improve signal clarity.

STEP [ 2 ]

Embedded Execution
We operate inside the cadence. We redesign reporting and decision loops to take advantage of AI-enabled visibility while keeping human judgment in control.

STEP [ 3 ]

Measurable Outcomes
Cost, cycle time, throughput, cash, stability, retention, integration progress. Outcomes are tracked through clearer metrics, faster feedback cycles, and reduced managerial drag.

Engagements typically start at $5K per month for focused fractional coverage, scaling up to $25K plus for paired operators or broader mandates

Situations Where We Shine

When Complexity Starts Slowing Momentum

  • Leadership gaps during critical inflection points

  • Reporting overloaded with data but lacking decision signal

  • Transformation programs stalled at execution

  • Post-deal integration losing operational traction

  • AI initiatives generating activity measurable improvement

  • Cost structures creeping upward without disciplined oversight

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Results That Show Up In The Numbers

  • 4 Regions
    Cross-regional operating redesign

    $66M+
    Structural cost efficiencies identified

    $2B+
    Bankruptcy reconciliation delivered

  • 1,000+
    End-user computing controls automated

    5 Regions
    Corporate finance control environment strengthened

    OCC Consent Order
    Financial close risk materially reduced

  • $3.5M
    Technology investment secured

    Global Compliance Platform
    Digital product developed & deployed

    10 Months
    End-to-end digital brand launch

We selectively partner with non-profit and public-sector organizations where disciplined execution can materially improve outcomes.

High-Impact Engagements

We look for:

  • Operational clarity that unlocks mission impact

  • Leadership willing to make needed trade-offs

  • Transparency and disciplined resource allocation

  • Situations where speed and accountability matter

We do not pursue volume, we pursue measurable impact.

Propel is built as a collective of proven leaders. We deploy individuals or pairs based on scope, urgency, and complexity.

Our Team

Senior Operators, Period.

Dev D’Souza

Ex Deloitte, EY- Parthenon, Wipro Digital

Jon Paul Watts

Ex-BCG, Deloitte, EY-Parthenon, Wells Fargo

Brigid D’Souza, CPA

Ex-Deloitte, EY, GAO, Former Professor

Larry Fowler

Ex-IBM, Oracle, Wipro Digital, Hackett Group

Pete Perkins

Ex-SAP, Wyeth, Compass Consulting

Execution Requires Ownership.

We Provide Both.

$350M+ in Measurable Operating Impact

Senior Operators Only

Selective, Peer Vetted Membership

Designed for $150M to $4B Enterprises