CDO Magazine Podcast Series

Todd James, Chief Data and Technology Officer at 84.51°, speaks with Karen Rhodes, Distinguished Technologist at HP Enterprise, about acceptance of data in business, getting buy-in, personalization sciences, and building collaborative models to drive business value.

Matthew Hough, VP and Chief Information Officer at Cintas, speaks with Tracy Ring, Chief Data Officer and Global Generative Lead for Life Sciences at Accenture, about the Cintas business model, creating strategic foundations, leveraging AI for customer service, prioritizing the business, and partnering right.

Andrea Pezzetta, Chief Data Officer at Ipsen, speaks with Huma. Ai CEO and Co-founder Lana Feng, about her professional journey, the impact of generative AI (GenAI) on the pharmaceutical value chain, and the need for upskilling to address AI skill gaps.

Carrie Cobb, Chief Data Officer at Blackbaud, speaks with ElectrifAi CEO Ed Scott, about examples of success with data, the importance of establishing KPIs and metrics, and the experience of being one of the top women in data at a public company in the U.S.

Anders Romare, Chief Digital and Information Officer and SVP of Global Data, and IT at Novo Nordisk, speaks with Lana Feng, Co-founder and CEO of Huma. Ai , about the impact of Generative AI (GenAI) on the pharma industry, its wide range of use cases, and the impact on jobs.

Sravan Kasarla, Chief Data Officer at Thrivent, speaks with Savio Rodrigues, Head of New Business Acquisition (NBA) at Trianz, and Editorial Board Member at CDO Magazine, about the need for a data quality framework, the role of communication, the need to increase data IQ of the workforce, the lack of common definition for data, the call for a modern data governance approach, and Thrivent’s data go...

Dr. Diane. E. Schmidt, Managing Director and Chief Data Officer at the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) speaks with Nazar Labunets, Product Marketing Manager at Ataccama, about the vital aspects to consider for the role of a CDO, challenges of the role, articulating messages around the importance of data, and leveraging different mediums to deliver it.

Manik Gupta, Chief Analytics and Insights Officer for North America Consumer Health at Bayer, speaks with Tracy Ring, Chief Data Officer and Global Generative AI Lead for Life Sciences at Accenture, about his professional background and role at Bayer, and the organization’s experience of using LLMs much before the advent of ChatGPT.

Aravind Jagannathan introduces Freddie Mac as a government-sponsored entity whose mission is to make home possible. The residential side provides financing for residential single-family homes. The organization has a second business line - multifamily, which handles the commercial side and a capital markets division, supporting the securitization and processing of the asset liability book.

Chathuri Daluwatte, Head of AI Diagnostics (Alexion Astrazeneca Rare Disease), AstraZeneca, speaks with Savio Rodrigues, Head of New Business Acquisition at Trianz and CDO Magazine Editorial Board Member, about transforming healthcare with AI, on AI diagnostics potential to improve the diagnostic journey, and health equity for rare disease patients.

Tony Peleska, CIO and Head of Digital Transformation at Kraus-Anderson, speaks with Thiago Da Costa, CEO of Toric, about prioritizing organizational sources, operations of the business technology investment committee, leveraging Power BI, diversity in teams, data engineering, and organizational challenges.

Todd James, Chief Data and Technology Officer at 84.51°, speaks with Karen Rhodes, Distinguished Technologist, HP Enterprise, about the organization, his responsibilities as a Chief Data and Technology Officer, preventing technical redundancy, building reusable capabilities, the forecasting center of excellence, the need for solid business case, and investing on innovation and returns while being...

Carrie Cobb, Chief Data Officer at Blackbaud, speaks with ElectrifAi CEO Ed Scott, about clients’ use of generative AI, the difference in the approach between small and large organizations, and AI adoption for midsize to smaller players.

Mahmoud Yassin, Senior Data Manager at Booking.com, speaks with Derek Strauss, Chairman at Gavroshe, and CDO Magazine Editorial Board Member, about his approach to data governance, making governance more engaging, and how organizations should approach their data governance journeys.

Matthew Hough, VP and Chief Information Officer at Cintas, speaks with Tracy Ring, Chief Data Officer and Global Generative Lead for Life Sciences at Accenture, about change management and communication needed to manage AI disruption, ensuring AI adoption, and addressing the talent gap.

Amanda Eastman, Former Director of Data Strategy and Transformation at General Motors, speaks with Chris Sittig, Field CTO at Stratascale, about revamping the talent strategy, talent retention and cultivation, addressing pain points, eliminating traditional requirements, and the need for data leaders to be creative.

Sravan Kasarla, Chief Data Officer at Thrivent speaks with Savio Rodrigues, Head of New Business Acquisition (NBA), Trianz and Editorial Board Member at CDO Magazine, about the organization’s business, organizational data strategies, building the enterprise data foundation, fostering data-driven culture, promoting collaboration, transforming into a digital and client-first organization, and on exp...

Analytics leader Sid Raisoni speaks with Savio Rodrigues, VP Client Partnership at Trianz – USA, about leveraging data to discover new users apart from the average user group and address their needs to drive growth.

Vishal Patel, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Webster Bank, speaks with Savio Rodrigues, Head of New Business Acquisition at Trianz and CDO Magazine Editorial Board Member, about the CDO's approach to designing intuitive and user-friendly data products – applying the product management mindset, considering reusability and simplifying data for users.

Elif Tutuk, VP of Product at AtScale, speaks with Robert Lutton, VP at Sandhill Consultants and Editorial Board Vice Chair at CDO Magazine,about the impact of generative AI on organizational operations, challenges with generative AI, the need for governance, the balance between automation and human expertise, building relevant organizational skills, and assessing KPIs.

Dr. Diane. E. Schmidt, Managing Director and Chief Data Officer at the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) speaks with Nazar Labunets, Product Marketing Manager at Ataccama, about her professional journey, data strategy roadmap, delivering quick impact, a deep-dive into the CDO profile at the Government Accountability Office, the influence of leadership on the role, and the importance of com...

Infocepts Partner Scott Taylor, also known as the “Data Whisperer,” speaks with Randy Bean, Innovation Fellow for Data Strategy at Wavestone and CDO Magazine Editorial Board Member, about the importance of data management, his opinion on Generative AI, data driving horizontal value, differentiating data from technology, and how data leaders can hone storytelling.

Tony Peleska, CIO and Head of Digital Transformation at Kraus-Anderson, speaks with Thiago Da Costa, CEO of Toric, about the data scenario in the construction industry, the organizational data strategy, the 80-15-5 rule, setting a common data language, educating the organization on data terms, building data pipelines and on creating a data pond to aid digital transformation.

Kirk Ball, EVP and Chief Information Officer at Giant Eagle, speaks with ElectrifAi CEO Ed Scott, about connecting the siloed aspects of demand forecasting, pricing, inventory management, and shipment; the must-dos for CDOs, CTOs, and CIOs to create organizational impact; using large language models (LLMs) with governance; creating and AI Heatmap, and balancing the trade-off matrix.

Dr. Bryan Pendleton, Chief Data Officer, I&A (Intelligence and Analysis) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, speaks with Adita Karkera, Chief Data Officer for Government and Public Services at Deloitte, about key organizational successes, a bi-directional approach to educating the workforce, data needs assessment, soft skills in young professionals, the importance of diversity, equity...