Strategic guidance through uncharted moments.
Anchorlight Advisory provides steady counsel and a clear vision to help leaders make smarter decisions when it matters most.
Offerings & Expertise
Whether your company’s needs are strategic, operational, or urgent, Anchorlight steps in as a trusted partner to deliver meaningful results.
AI Product, Policy, Ops &
Communications Strategy
Align product, policy, operations, and communications priorities into clear, actionable strategies — especially where technology and public accountability intersect.
Help teams navigate challenges like responsible AI deployment, regulatory issues, and reputational risk by bringing cohesion across functions.
Crisis Response &
Reputation Management
Provide steady, proven counsel in high-stakes situations to enable swift and deliberate leadership decision-making.
Help leaders see around corners and mitigate risks to protect brand equity, user trust, and business momentum.
Fractional COO
Step in as a senior leader to drive alignment, and execution on complex, cross-functional challenges — especially those that don’t fit neatly into org charts.
Empower and enable executives to focus on strategic goals, not managing process.
Trusted counsel for moments that matter.
Vicki Ballagh is a trusted advisor to leaders navigating high-stakes, high-ambiguity challenges.
With a career at the intersection of AI, public safety, product strategy, policy, and communications, she brings calm, clarity, and execution when the pressure is on and the path forward isn’t obvious. Vicki has guided global companies and government agencies through defining moments — from building Airbnb’s global crisis management infrastructure to helping launch the U.S. AI Safety Institute.
Today, through Anchorlight Advisory, she partners directly with executive teams facing high-stakes, business defining challenges that don’t fit neatly into organizational charts or precedent.
