Three independent research efforts from BCG, McKinsey, and MIT have converged on a sobering figure: fewer than 1 in 10 companies capture meaningful AI value at scale. The problem, senior leaders on both the advisory and enterprise sides of the industry say, is not the technology. It is leadership. Siloed ownership across the C-suite, they argue, leaves no single executive accountable for translating investment into returns, and initiatives stall in the space between strategy and execution.