He Walked Away From Partner to Lead Human-Centered AI

Tim Lidman made partner at a global consulting firm in under two years, then walked away. Along the way, he spent years fighting to protect the team he brought with him through an acquisition, translating their work, teaching them to network, making sure they weren't lost in a culture that wasn't built for them. That experience shaped how he thinks about AI today. Tim shares why the partner milestone didn't feel like arrival, and how caring for his people led him to found Clyde, an AI native platform built to keep humans at the center of AI transformation.