Executive technology advisory
We help Boards, CEOs and investors decide about performance, growth and risk, reading technology, cyber security, AI, delivery and investment as one picture.
ABOUT KESTON GROUP
Independentby design.
Technology, cyber and AI advisory for Boards, CEOs and investors, founded by Ryan Dercksen in London. Same standard across Technology Pulse™, Executive Advisory and the Client Portal.
KESTON GROUPLONDON · INDEPENDENT ADVISORY
INDEPENDENTWHO WE AREIndependent by design
Advice unshaped by a software licence, delivery target or implementation quota, so Boards hear what matters, not what is convenient to sell.
- 01Vendor-neutralNo technology inventory to push into the recommendation.
- 02Commercially focusedTied to performance, growth and risk, not theatre.
- 03Board languageWhat matters, who owns it, what moves next.
ABOUT KESTON GROUP
Who we are. What we offer.
A short outline: who we serve, how we show up, and the three surfaces of the firm.
Boards · CEOs · Investors
Leadership teams that need to know what matters and who owns it, not another specialist pack. Privately held, London-based, deliberately small. Senior judgement at the centre.
Three surfaces. One standard.
- Technology Pulse™: six-domain assessment, Board report and living portal view
- Independent Executive Advisory: strategy, cyber resilience, AI governance, due diligence and senior counsel
- Client Portal, where Pulse stays between Board cycles
VENDOR-NEUTRALCOMMERCIALLY FOCUSEDBOARD LANGUAGEPROPORTION BY DEFAULT
WHO WE ARE
Boards rarely lack reporting. They lack one clear view.
Technology, cyber and AI often reach the room through separate functions, frameworks and vendors. Plenty of activity. Harder to agree what matters.
We built Keston for that gap. Not another programme: an independent read of significance, priority and ownership, then help deciding what needs attention next. Platform and Advisory share the same discipline: independence, evidence and proportion.
INDEPENDENCEAdvice unshaped by a licence or delivery quotaEVIDENCEAssertion separated from demonstrated outcomeLANGUAGEBoard wording leadership can own and repeat
NO TECHNOLOGY TO PUSHNO IMPLEMENTATION QUOTANO ASSESSMENT THEATRENO OPEN-ENDED BURDEN BY DEFAULT
INSIDE THE FIRM
Senior counsel. Deliberate growth.
How we think, who leads, how Platform and Advisory operate, and the moments that typically bring a Board to the table.
01 / HOW WE THINK
See significance before activity
Boards rarely lack information. They lack a shared view of what is working, what needs attention, where risk is building, and whether investment is creating value across technology, cyber and AI.
- Read domains as one system, not separate specialist tours
- Distinguish assertion from evidence before the room buys the pack
- Leave with a short agenda leadership can run without another programme
PULSE + PORTAL
Flagship assessment, kept alive for clients.
Technology Pulse™ is the productised expression of how we work: structured assessment across six domains, senior judgement, and a Board View in the client portal. Executive Advisory sits alongside when the mandate is sharper or broader than an assessment.
PLATFORM + PORTAL
Technology Pulse™ keeps the Board story in the portal.
Flagship assessment across six domains (Strategy, Delivery, Operations, Cyber, Data + AI, Leadership), with senior interpretation and a secure client portal between meetings. Board View, live signals and owned priorities stay available when leadership needs them, not locked in another PDF.
BOARD VIEWOne technology picture for the roomLIVE SIGNALScore, exposure, opportunitySIX DOMAINSRead as a system, not a stack90-DAY AGENDAPriorities kept between cycles
WAYS IN
Three pathways into the firm.
Same independence. Different shape: a living Board view, focused senior counsel, or portal access for Pulse clients.
01 / TECHNOLOGY PULSE™
Board View in weeks
Six-domain assessment, senior interpretation, Board report and a 90-day agenda, then kept in the portal between cycles.
- Board View + live signals
- Priorities with owners
- Evidence leadership can defend
Senior counsel on the decision
Challenge across technology strategy, cyber resilience, AI governance, due diligence and periods of change, sized to the mandate.
- Defined question, clear outcome
- Vendor-neutral judgement
- Boardroom facilitation when needed
Where Pulse stays
Secure access at pulse.kestongroup.com for Board View, Insights and priorities between meetings, not locked in a PDF.
- Living narrative between cycles
- Shared language for the room
- Ask-the-Board prompts ready
INVESTORS · DILIGENCE
A technology view for diligence, not another vendor tour.
Portfolio companies and transactions often need an independent executive read of technology confidence, cyber exposure and AI readiness: a baseline leadership can defend before capital or capacity is committed.
Bring the diligence question. We will say whether a Pulse-shaped baseline, focused Advisory challenge, or both fits the timeline.
Talk diligence / investorsTHE KESTON STANDARD
What clients should expect.
Six principles that govern every engagement. Select one to see the standard and the practical test behind it.
01 / THE KESTON STANDARD
Plain executive language
The decision should be easier to see after the conversation, not buried in specialist dialect, maturity theatre or another thick pack.
THE TESTIf leadership cannot repeat the headline, concentration and next moves in under a minute, we failed.
THE MODEL
Small senior core. Trusted specialist reach.
We provide the independent strategic assessment and Board-level recommendation.
Where specialist technology or security work should follow, trusted partners can be introduced to execute. The distinction stays explicit: Keston shapes the requirement and protects the independent view; the right specialist delivers the work.
MEET THE FIRM
Ready when the mandate is clear enough to discuss.
We will say quickly whether Pulse, Advisory, or both is the right fit.