CDO Magazine Podcast Series

Ross Schalmo - Chief Data Officer at Eaton, speaks with Ben Blanquera, Vice President at Rackspace Technology and a member of the CDO Magazine Global Editorial Board, about the challenges of reorganizing his IT team and the importance of establishing a data-driven culture throughout the company.

Maureen Butler, VP - Digital Technology Lean and Data Transformation at GE Aerospace, speaks with Channie Mize, General Manager at Slalom, about the need for ongoing data governance, positioning data management as an organizational function, deriving more value from data assets, and things aspiring CDOs need to consider to succeed.

Jonathan Paul, VP, Director IT Data & AI Governance at Fifth Third Bank, speaks with Peter Geovanes, Chief Innovation and AI Officer, about the approach to adopting latest AI advancements, the economics of adopting new AI technologies, and the building the AI innovation team

Dr. Michael Proksch, Chief Scientist at AccelerED, speaks with Ben Blanquera, Vice President at Rackspace Technology and a member of the CDO Magazine Global Editorial Board, about his new book “The Secrets of AI Value Creation: A Practical Guide to Business Value Creation with Artificial Intelligence from Strategy to Execution,” and achieving AI success, touching on key elements, including technol...

Jeffrey Reid, VP, Chief Data Officer at Regeneron Genetics Center, speaks with Jack Berkowitz, Chief Data Officer at Securiti, about the organization’s way of approaching genomic data, incorporating analytics in company strategy, accepting the data gaps and understanding what adds real value to data, and the role of AI.

Ryan Kean, Chief Information Officer at Total Quality Logistics (TQL), speaks with Michael Sutter, CEO of Enlivened Tech, about integrating cybersecurity within IT strategies, advice to aspiring IT leaders, the role of a CIO, and addressing IT challenges in the industry.

Rohit Choudhary, CEO and Founder of Acceldata, speaks with Mark Johnson, Chief Growth Officer at CoStrategix, about how AI is transforming data operations, automation in data operations, workload challenges, future trends of AI and data observability, external and internal perspectives on bringing new capabilities, and the company’s future with data observability.

Nasser Mooman, Data Science Manager at Great American Insurance Group, speaks with Derek Strauss, Chairman, Gavroshe, about his background and interests, AI and technology use cases, and AI challenges and ways to mitigate those.

Junaid Farooq, former Head of Data Governance and Data Management at First Citizens Bank, speaks with Jack Berkowitz, Chief Data Officer at Securiti, about a leading initiative from his career, introducing generative AI into an organization, and the possibilities of unlocking value from unstructured data.

Maddie Bell, Co-founder and CEO at Scheduler AI, speaks with Channie Mize, General Manager at Slalom, about the company, the evolution of AI and GenAI into Agentive AI, and the automation of microtasks for creating macro-impact of AI.

Jennifer Mezzio, Global HR Data Officer at First Citizens Bank, speaks with Amy McNee, SVP, Solutions Architecture and Technical GTM at Informatica, about AI readiness, opportunities and concerns for women in AI, and deriving value from AI.

Maureen Butler, VP - Digital Technology Lean and Data Transformation at GE Aerospace, speaks with Channie Mize, General Manager at Slalom, about democratizing data access within the organization, justifying investments in data, training people, and meeting the data requirements for running analytics.

Andrew Reiskind, Chief Data Officer at Mastercard, speaks with Jack Berkowitz, Chief Data Officer at Securiti, about his role in the organization, managing his key stakeholders, and leveraging generative AI (GenAI)for different business use cases.

Ryan Kean, Chief Information Officer at Total Quality Logistics (TQL), speaks with Michael Sutter, CEO of Enlivened Tech, about the changing scope of the supply chain industry, the importance of visibility and communication, levers that drive digital transformation initiatives, strategies to leverage emerging technologies, and measuring and communicating the ROI of IT initiatives to stakeholders.

Samir Mehta, Chief Data Officer at Kroll, speaks with Gavroshe Chairman and CDO Magazine Editorial Board Member Derek Strauss, about AI-driven decision-making, organizing data for AI use, and the key to success for a CDO.

Rohit Choudhary, CEO and Founder of Acceldata, speaks with Mark Johnson, Chief Growth Officer at CoStrategix, about his professional journey, data observability and its need, the relationship between AI and data observability, how data observability contributes to ensuring high-quality data for AI training and deployment, and model decay and how to prevent it.

Jonathan Paul, VP, Director IT Data & AI Governance at Fifth Third Bank, speaks with Peter Geovanes, Chief Innovation and AI Officer, about the AI journey at Fifth Third over the last 18 months, the approach to selecting ROI focused AI use cases, the need for AI governance, the importance of collaboration for AI success.

Shannon Terry, Chief Advanced Analytics Officer at Nationwide, speaks with Marty Poniatowski, Director at AMD, about the concept of “business of promises” that drives the organization and the ideal approach to collecting and using customer data.

Kirsten Dalboe, Chief Data Officer at the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), speaks with Adita Karkera, Ph. D., Chief Data Officer for Government and Public Services at Deloitte, about the Federal CDO council, its newly established goals, and advocating for women in the data and technology space.

Kirby Forlin, SVP, Data Commercialization & Advanced Analytics at McKesson, speaks with Traci Gusher, EY Americas AI and Data Leader, about the role of data in staying flexible and adaptable as an organization and possibilities that can be unlocked with integrated data capabilities.

Kirsten Dalboe, CDO at FERC, and Deloitte's Adita Karkera discuss building a data culture, AI policies, and governance, highlighting FERC’s role in ensuring reliable and efficient energy management.

Jennifer Mezzio, Global HR Data Officer at First Citizens Bank, speaks with Amy McNee, SVP, Solutions Architecture, and Technical GTM, Informatica, about her professional journey, getting started with data governance, and measuring the value of governance.

Kirsten Dalboe, Chief Data Officer at the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), speaks with Adita Karkera, Ph. D., Chief Data Officer for Government and Public Services at Deloitte, in a video interview, about her professional trajectory, the role of CDO, and data management at FERC.

Maureen Butler, VP - Digital Technology Lean and Data Transformation at GE Aerospace, speaks with Channie Mize, General Manager at Slalom, about her role, the importance of data quality, and how organizations can treat data as an asset.

Alaa Moussawi, Chief Data Scientist at New York City Council, speaks with Jack Berkowitz, Chief Data Officer at Securiti, about his role at the council, the importance of making data accessible and the role of an open data portal, the impact of GenAI, and how data-backed evidence drives change.