CDO Magazine Podcast Series

Ryan Kean, Chief Information Officer at Total Quality Logistics (TQL), speaks with Michael Sutter, CEO of Enlivened Tech, about the company and his role, technological initiatives, five strategic pillars of the technology strategy, turning challenges into opportunities, and investing in internal talent.

Samir Mehta, Chief Data Officer at Kroll, speaks with Gavroshe Chairman and CDO Magazine Editorial Board Member Derek Strauss, about his professional trajectory, leveraging data to gain actionable insights, and utilizing AI to create organizational growth opportunities.

Shannon Terry, Chief Advanced Analytics Officer at Nationwide, speaks with Marty Poniatowski, Director at AMD, about working around hallucinations in generative AI (GenAI), the importance of empathetic human touch, the culture of teams, and balancing in-house development with buying externally.

Sashi Venkatesan, Head of Pharmacy and Healthcare Data at Walgreens, speaks with Marty Poniatowski, Director at AMD, about the future data plans at Walgreens and real-time streaming of data provides significant value to the business across various use cases.

Kirby Forlin, SVP, Data Commercialization & Advanced Analytics at McKesson, speaks with Traci Gusher, EY Americas AI and Data Leader, about how McKesson Compile is staying ahead in the data and AI race, prioritizing use cases for the organization, and balancing regulations with innovation.

Deepak Jose, Global Data and AI Expert at Mars Wrigley, speaks with Jack Berkowitz, Chief Data Officer at Securiti, about his professional journey, the evolution of data in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) space, and the need to change the mindset to build the right organizational strategy.

Heather Tubbs, Global Head of Risk Analytics and Insights at Visa, speaks with Amy McNee, SVP, Solutions Architecture and Technical GTM at Informatica, about the concerns around AI application and its implication on data, the opportunities and challenges for women in AI, and the need to understand the underlying processes to better utilize AI.

Anju Gupta, VP of Artificial Intelligence at Northwestern Mutual, speaks with Marty Poniatowski, Director at AMD, about talent retention and the role of AI leaders in transforming organizations with AI.

Neda Nia, Chief Product Officer at Stibo Systems, speaks with Mark Johnson, Chief Growth Officer at CoStrategix, about the role of collaboration in successful data management and her take on the ongoing AI discourse.

Gabriele Ricci, Chief Data and Technology Officer at Takeda, speaks with Tracy Ring, CDO, and Global Generative AI Lead for Life Sciences at Accenture, about Takeda’s corporate philosophy, how digital and data are embedded in every role at the company, investing in talent with a focus on AI and GenAI trainings, building innovation centers and global transformation programs for businesses, the impo...

Sashi Venkatesan, Head of Pharmacy and Healthcare Data at Walgreens, speaks with Marty Poniatowski, Director at AMD, about the culture and importance of team members, and the need and impact of an accountability-driven open culture of teams.

Kirby Forlin, SVP, Data Commercialization & Advanced Analytics at McKesson, speaks with Traci Gusher EY Americas AI and Data Leader, about her career trajectory and role at McKesson, defining AI-readiness, and AI is revolutionizing the healthcare and life sciences.

Randy Bean, Founder and CEO of Data and AI Leadership Exchange, speaks with Derek Strauss, Chairman of Gavroshe, about the evolving role of CDO and the scope of the role today.

Shannon Terry, Chief Advanced Analytics Officer at Nationwide, speaks with Marty Poniatowski, Director at AMD, about his professional trajectory and background, the importance of data at Nationwide, and building a comprehensive data strategy for the organization.

Heather Tubbs, Global Head of Risk Analytics and Insights at Visa, speaks with Amy McNee, SVP, Solutions Architecture and Technical GTM, Informatica, about the scope of data and AI at Visa, AI challenges in the risk and fraud domain, the role of data literacy in driving AI strategy, and Visa’s approach to ethical use of AI.

Randy Bean, Founder and CEO of Data and AI Leadership Exchange, speaks with Derek Strauss, Chairman, Gavroshe, about his professional trajectory and key insights from his book, Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Lessons in Data-Driven Leadership in an Age of Disruption, Big Data, and AI.

Anju Gupta, VP of Artificial Intelligence at Northwestern Mutual, speaks with Marty Poniatowski, Director at AMD, about the organization's approach to GenAI projects, managing the data challenges, the role of analytical engineers, and driving value from unstructured data with GenAI.

Wendy Gilbert, Director of Data Services at Airlines Reporting Corporation, speaks with Kristopher Moniz, Director of Data and Analytics, Partner at Centric Consulting, about her approach to data governance and the strategy for building data products according to business needs.

Mike Jennings, Senior Director of Data Governance and Architecture at Walgreens Boots Alliance, speaks with David Zhao, Managing Director at Coda Strategy, about balancing between legacy architecture and newer technology, overcoming the data challenges of on-prem vs. cloud, the strategy to bring in consulting firms’ expertise, and how it can help.

Donnie Slavens, Chief Information Officer at First Financial Bank, speaks with Channie Mize, General Manager, Slalom Consulting, about measuring ROI from GenAI projects, identifying the best GenAI use cases, governance structure, ways to mitigate proliferation of technology, strategies to solve technological challenges, his experiences at First Financial, and advice to aspiring CIOs.

Neda Nia, Chief Product Officer at Stibo Systems, speaks with Mark Johnson, Chief Growth Officer at CoStrategix, about the aspects of AI governance and its massive scope, legislation around AI, how Stibo Systems helps enterprises tackle AI governance, the three customer categories, and how Stibo Systems is dedicated to aiding them based on their needs.

Adita Karkera. Ph. D., Chief Data Officer for Government and Public Services at Deloitte, speaks with Amy Horowitz, VP of Data Governance and Data Integration Solution Sales at Informatica, about the need for female leaders to create their support system, Deloitte’s initiatives towards increasing female representation, and the need for balancing data democratization with privacy regulations.

Sashi Venkatesan, Head of Pharmacy and Healthcare Data at Walgreens, speaks with Marty Poniatowski, Director at AMD, about his career trajectory and role at Walgreens, the organizational data approach, and leveraging the in-house data platform and data products for positive patient outcomes.

Marla Dans, Head of Data Management and Governance at Chief Data Office, speaks with Martin Couturier, Director of AI Innovation at Saige, about leveraging AI in data governance, maintaining ethics and regulatory compliance, the AI hallucination issue, the role of InfoSec in governance, balancing the usage of non-transparent and transparent AI algorithms, and monitoring the performance of black bo...

Mike Jennings, Senior Director of Data Governance and Architecture at Walgreens Boots Alliance, speaks with David Zhao, Managing Director at Coda Strategy, about leveraging data to advance patient centricity, guiding data teams, and managing a complex nexus of a variety of healthcare data from different streams.