Growth Acceleration Partners (GAP) named Dwayne Stoltz vice president of AI, putting him in charge of its global AI services strategy and linking the company’s advisory work with engineering delivery.
Stoltz began the role Oct. 1, 2026. GAP said he will lead its worldwide plan to bring AI services to market. He will oversee executive advisory and the AI services portfolio, provide practice and talent leadership, and guide internal innovation and governance.
The Austin-based technology services company framed the post as a way to bring strategic consulting closer to software implementation for clients updating legacy systems and developing AI capabilities. GAP has cited legacy technology, governance, challenges in scaling AI and demonstrating return on investment as issues companies face. It says its approach combines executive planning with engineering work to address those demands.
GAP said Stoltz has more than 30 years of experience in operations, execution and technology leadership. The company’s planned service range includes agentic AI workflows, autonomous software engineering tools and generative models. Its advisory work is set to include AI readiness assessments, strategic roadmaps and workshops. GAP also plans to expand its technical capacity and use internal delivery work as a client-facing example.
GAP says project teams draw on human engineers, autonomous engineers and proprietary AI development tools. The company presents this mix as a way to move product work faster, automate workflows and update software while accounting for security.
Stoltz said, “The AI landscape is moving from experimentation to execution.” GAP CEO and co-founder Joyce Durst said clients need more than AI advice, calling for “an execution partner.”
The appointment follows GAP’s Sept. 29 announcement of an AI Impact Framework. The company says the framework assesses whether AI changes work results, rather than simply tracking tool use. GAP reported that its internal assessment put about 41% of employees at the framework’s highest maturity level by July 2026.
