The Chief Data & AI Officer (CDAIO) has become a rapidly evolving executive role in organizations today. Despite growing investment in data and AI, the role continues to experience high turnover, ...

Shawn Tumanov | Head of AI Governance at Alight SolutionsShawn Tumanov, Head of AI Governance. 20+ year C-suite partner building trusted frameworks from scratch to align AI with financial integrity.

We began by asking the respondents to finish a sentence: “In 2026, a Chief Data Officer is…” One called the CDO a transformation agent. Others chose architect, catalyst, trusted advisor, strategic ...

Pythian experts outline a six-layer operational framework designed to help enterprises overcome pilot failures and achieve sustainable AI agility.

Brad Lindsey | Head of Enterprise Data, Blue YonderBrad Lindsey is Head of Enterprise Data, Blue Yonder, leading enterprise data strategy, governance, analytics, and AI platform capabilities. Recently ...

Gopichand Mannava | Chief Data Architect, State of Connecticut & Independent ResearcherGopichand Mannava is an AI governance and public-sector data architecture researcher with experience leading ...

Grace Crossette-Thambiah Ph.D.Dr. Grace Crossette-Thambiah is a data and AI professional specializing in data management, advanced analytics, and AI-driven strategic decision-making. The rapid ...

UPS has appointed Vikas Sah Vice President of AI and Machine Learning to help the company apply AI, machine learning, and agentic AI in practical and meaningful ways to support better decisions, ...

Ford Motor Company has named Mano Mannoochahr Chief AI and Data Officer to help advance its AI and data capabilities while partnering with teams across Ford Blue, Ford Model e, Ford Pro, and Ford ...

GE Aerospace has appointed Anton Groom Chief Data & AI Officer. Before joining GE Aerospace, Groom served as Chief AI Officer at Merck, where he helped the company embrace the transformative potential ...

CDO Magazine proudly announces the Data & AI Leaders 100 — The Leading Influencers in North America 2026, the definitive recognition of the executives setting the pace for enterprise data and AI ...

Milen Mahadevan, Chief Data and AI Officer, Kroger Co.and President, 84.51°Milen Mahadevan is Chief Data and AI Officer at Kroger and President and CEO of 84.51°. He specializes in enterprise data ...