Tailwind
About

Higher-ed advisors, AI builders.

Eleven years inside higher education meets a decade of building AI products.

We help higher ed leaders become AI Ready: grounded, unbiased, and equipped with the mental models, frameworks, and phased path their campuses actually need. No hype, and no pressure to move faster than the institution is ready for.

The team

Higher-ed depth meets AI depth.

A small, focused team by design.

Devin Golets

Devin Golets

Co-Founder & CEO
11+ years in higher edAdmissions & career counseling

Devin spent over a decade inside higher education, including five years at Western University as an admissions and recruitment officer and career counselor. He’s sat in cabinet rooms, walked students through their planning, and worked alongside the leaders now navigating AI on their campuses. He brings that knowledge of the whole institution to every engagement: listening first, asking questions, and helping campuses move from AI uncertainty to confident decisions.

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Davie Lee

Davie Lee

Co-Founder & CTO
Serial founderBig data & AIAcquisition exit

Davie is a serial entrepreneur with deep expertise in big data and applied AI. His previous company was acquired by a private-equity firm, and he’s spent more than a decade building AI-powered products at scale. At Tailwind he focuses on AI operations, the AI Policy Monitor, and the tooling that turns institutional AI work from advisory talk into measurable systems.

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Ollie

Ollie

Chief Energy Officer
Office mascotPermanent good vibes

Tailwind’s resident mascot. Sleeps through long Zooms, supervises whiteboard sessions, and occasionally weighs in on roadmap decisions with a well-timed yawn. Ollie reminds us that the best institutional thinking happens when nobody is panicking.

A first step

Have an AI consult, on us.

Most institutions we talk with don’t need another vendor or another manifesto. They need a clear-eyed read on how AI is already showing up on their campus, and someone who’s seen it play out elsewhere. So we offer a free AI consult: a focused conversation where we map where AI is living on your campus, based on our own experience across higher ed, and talk through a sensible next step. No deck, no pitch.

Book a free AI consult

Thirty minutes, no cost, no commitment. Just a conversation about your campus.