Dominique Sutton

Dominique Sutton serves as a consultant to AI founders in the tech AI native startup space, a field she entered about a year and a half to two years ago after beginning her career in government with the United States Senate and the Department of the Interior, then moving into geotechnical, offshore wind, and renewables sectors. In her current role, she helps founders develop AI-generated or AI-focused products for SaaS across industries including renewables, raw minerals, and liquor, guiding them from zero to one by building team foundations, securing fundraising and VC exposure, and refining pitch decks. She attributes her rapid rise, including quick promotions to operations coordinator and chief of staff in her first startup, to the School of Hard Knocks, which taught her to apply formal education practically and read nuances in solutions. Sutton earned her undergraduate degree in Mass Communications from Norfolk State University, a Master's of Business Intelligence from Savannah College of Art and Design with a focus on creative business leadership, and is pursuing a Master's of Legal Studies in Intellectual Property Law at Vanderbilt University. She also holds certifications in IVA for Marketing Analytics, Content Marketing Institute Digital Marketing, and several Agile methodologies. Active in professional communities, she is a member of the National Committee for Negro Women, the National Black MBA Society, the Tidewater Forensics League, and Women in AI. Beyond her career, she has volunteered for nine years as a beekeeper and pollinator educator with the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, and serves as a volunteer judge for the Tidewater Forensics League.