CGI, OpenAI team up on enterprise AI outcomes

Executive Summary

• CGI Inc. has established a new global go-to-market alliance with OpenAI to assist clients in deploying advanced AI capabilities securely and at enterprise scale.
• The collaboration leverages CGI's experience from a multi-year pilot program in the U.K. to globalize OpenAI as a key AI partner, focusing on reducing operational, data, and governance risks for clients.
• CGI will integrate OpenAI’s training resources into its AI literacy program and expand the use of ChatGPT Enterprise to equip tens of thousands of consultants, supporting its "Client Zero" strategy of early adoption and agentic AI implementation.

Key Details

• Partnership Scope: A global go-to-market alliance between CGI and OpenAI aimed at helping clients achieve measurable, transformative business outcomes through advanced AI.
• Strategic Foundation: The agreement builds on a successful, multi-year pilot program conducted in the U.K.
• Operational Integration:
  • CGI will collaborate on feedback-driven improvements to enterprise deployment patterns, security practices, and adoption models.
  • OpenAI’s training resources will be integrated into CGI’s established AI literacy program to enhance fluency across all team levels, from practical use to advanced prompt engineering.
• Technology Deployment: CGI will expand its use of the ChatGPT Enterprise platform to equip tens of thousands of consultants and experts.
• Client Zero Strategy: This initiative is part of CGI’s long-standing "Client Zero" strategy, which involves early adoption of agentic AI capabilities (systems that execute tasks, coordinate workflows, and support human decision-making) to create a proven, action-ready model for clients.
• Governance and Security: CGI applies ChatGPT Enterprise through its Responsible Use of AI framework, governed by a global AI executive steering committee, ensuring solutions meet strict security, privacy, and ethical standards.
• Company Context: CGI is an independent IT and business consulting services firm with 94,000 professionals globally, reporting fiscal 2025 revenue of $15.91 billion. It maintains partnerships with over 150 technology companies.

Notable Quotes

• Dave Henderson, Chief Technology Officer, CGI: "CGI's expanded collaboration with OpenAI is well timed to the progression of AI adoption across industries and regions -- from pilots and experimentation to larger-scale enterprise integration... Through this agreement, we will further augment our global capabilities to help clients drive business value while reducing operational, data and governance risk."
• Tara McGeehan, President of CGI's U.K. and Australia Operations: "Being Client Zero means we learn the hard lessons first, so our clients don't have to... Our advice is grounded in what works, not theory."
• Nicolai Skabo, Head of OpenAI's EMEA Enterprise Sales: "Working with CGI helps further enterprise AI from promise to practice. By scaling ChatGPT Enterprise across CGI's team and developing a deeper collaboration, we're combining platform capability with delivery expertise to help organizations transform how work gets done securely, responsibly and with real business impact."