About
Twenty years of making technology make sense.
I’m Vadim Polyakov, an enterprise architect and fractional CTO. I help leadership teams turn sprawling, expensive technology estates into clear architecture and focused execution.
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Vadim Polyakov
Enterprise Architect · Fractional CTO
- Years building and leading technology organizations
- 20+
- Years building and leading technology organizations
- In transactions supported through technical due diligence
- $1.2B
- In transactions supported through technical due diligence
- Average infrastructure cost reduction after modernization
- 38%
- Average infrastructure cost reduction after modernization
- Architecture and CTO engagements delivered
- 60+
- Architecture and CTO engagements delivered
My story
From engineer to the executive table
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Good architecture is a business decision that happens to be written in technology.
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Career
Experience across the stack and the boardroom
2020 — Present
Principal, Enterprise Architecture & Fractional CTO
Independent
Advising CEOs, boards and investors across logistics, healthcare, financial services and private equity.
2015 — 2020
Chief Technology Officer
Contoso Group
Led a 180-person technology organization through a cloud migration and two acquisitions. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
2010 — 2015
Head of Enterprise Architecture
Woodgrove Financial
Built the architecture practice and governance model across 40+ business units. Consectetur adipiscing elit.
2004 — 2010
Principal Engineer → Solution Architect
Tailspin Systems
Designed high-volume transaction platforms. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore.
Philosophy
How I work
Four principles that shape every engagement.
Business first, technology second
Every recommendation traces back to revenue, margin, risk or speed. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t make the roadmap.
Clarity over cleverness
The best architecture is the one your team understands, can operate and will still like in five years.
Independent by design
No vendor commissions, no resale agreements, no bench to fill. My only incentive is your outcome.
Leave the team stronger
Success is measured by how well your organization runs after I leave, not by how much it needs me.
Speaking
Talks & publications
- 2026
Presenting technology strategy to the board
CIO Leadership Forum
- 2025
Capability maps that executives actually use
Enterprise Architecture Summit
- 2025
Due diligence beyond the architecture slide
PE Tech Operators Roundtable