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.

This shows the challenge that Chief Data Officers (CDOs) face—they have an enormous (and growing) range of technology options ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The Chief Data Officer (CDO) role was designed for a different risk environment. Many organizations are still operating as though that environment exists. Legal teams manage compliance exposure; ...

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.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has named Supriya Ahuja Acting Deputy Chief Information Security Officer. Ahuja most recently served as Director of Cybersecurity Risk Operations at DHS ...

Justin Heller | Executive Advisor & Experienced Chief Data OfficerJustin Heller is a financial services executive and former longest tenured Chief Data Officer with 30+ years of experience in data & ...

For most of the last century, corporate governance has been treated as plumbing. Necessary, rarely admired, noticed only when it fails. In the age of agentic AI, that posture is no longer tenable.

Merck has appointed Tim McKnight as Senior Vice President, IT Risk Management & Security and Chief Information Security Officer, where he will lead global IT risk management initiatives and oversee ...