CDO Magazine Podcast Series

AI is pushing organizations to move faster. But many are still missing the foundations. In this episode, a Fortune 500 data governance and responsible AI leader explains why the current AI moment is less about new models and more about disciplined data strategy. The conversation explores governance maturity, executive pressure to become AI-enabled, and why monitoring and metadata are becoming esse...

Healthcare is moving beyond AI experimentation and into operational scale. In this episode, Parminder Bhatia, Chief AI Officer at GE HealthCare, joins Cindi Howson of ThoughtSpot, to discuss how agentic AI is transforming hospital workflows, radiology backlogs, maternal care coordination, and clinical decision-making. With more than 115 FDA-authorized AI-enabled devices, GE HealthCare offers a rea...

In the final episode of this three-part series, Justin Marsico, Assistant Commissioner for Fraud Prevention and Financial Integrity at the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service, shares how the Chief Data Officer role has transformed from a compliance-centered function into a mission-critical operational leader. He discusses the creation of the Fiscal Data Hub, the push tow...

AI models are evolving rapidly but enterprise advantage is built elsewhere. In this episode of the CDO Magazine Podcast, Fortune 100 enterprise CTO and transformation leader Jyoti Chawla joins Karen Odegaard of Guidehouse to unpack why data foundations, governance, and operating models — not AI models — determine whether organizations can scale AI responsibly and effectively. Drawing on decades of...

What does it take to lead enterprise data transformation in an AI-driven world? In this episode, Jo O’Hazo, Chief Data Officer at Advantage Solutions, reflects on her journey as a data leader and what it means to be an enterprise data guru. She discusses the importance of strong data foundations, earning trust across the business, and why AI adoption must feel natural to scale effectively. This co...

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Global Services sits at the center of how J&J scales enterprise operations, enabling employees and end-to-end processes through a service model designed to create value, improve experiences, and deliver measurable impact. As enterprise AI moves from experimentation to execution, J&J Global Services plays a critical role in translating emerging technologies i...

Preventing fraud at scale is not a policy exercise. It’s a data and systems challenge. In Part 2 of this three-part series, Justin Marsico, Assistant Commissioner for Fraud Prevention and Financial Integrity at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, joins Carly Mitchell of Guidehouse to discuss how Treasury uses data and analytics to verify over a billion payments each year. Marsico shares how payme...

As enterprises move from generative AI (GenAI) experimentation toward scalable, production-ready capabilities, leaders are being forced to rethink how AI fits into operating models, how it is adopted by employees, and how trust is established across the organization. The shift is no longer about proving technical feasibility. It is about aligning data quality, governance, and everyday usage to sup...

What does success look like in data and AI governance when KPIs alone are not enough? In Part 2 of this three-part series, Jo O’Hazo, Chief Data Officer at Advantage Solutions, joins Nathan Turajski of Informatica to discuss how data leaders measure progress in ways that actually change behavior. The conversation covers: ♦️Moving from siloed KPIs to integrated business metrics ♦️Why stakeholder tr...

In this episode, Nitin Kumar, Director of Data Science and GenAI at Marriott International, joins Ben Blanquera, VP of AI and Sustainability at Rackspace Technology, to discuss how Marriott applies data science and generative AI to personalize guest experiences and drive measurable business outcomes. This conversation explores: 🔶The shift from data stewardship to enterprise value creation 🔶How A...

The federal government makes trillions of dollars in payments each year, making payment integrity one of its most complex and critical challenges. In this first episode of a three-part series, Justin Marsico, Assistant Commissioner for Fraud Prevention and Financial Integrity at the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service, joins Carly Mitchell, Partner at Guidehouse, to disc...

Ajay Anand, SVP of Strategic Solutions and Commercial Services, Global Services at Johnson & Johnson, shares how the Global Services uses data quality, content governance, and domain expertise to scale GenAI responsibly. He explains how the chatbot JAIDA, Johnson & Johnson Artificial Intelligence Digital Assistant, supports more than 138,000 employees. Anand breaks down: 🔹Why AI must be t...

Jo O’Hazo, Chief Data Officer at Advantage Solutions, joins Nathan Turajski of Informatica for a deep dive into the foundations of enterprise-scale data and AI. O’Hazo explains why her work begins with people rather than platforms, how micro successes compound into large transformation milestones, and why trust must evolve through listening, alignment and repeatable outcomes. She also discusses ho...

In this concluding episode of a three-part series, Andrew Foster, Chief Data Officer at M&T Bank, joins Parker Thompson of Denodo to discuss what it really takes to lead data initiatives in a large, regulated enterprise. Foster shares candid lessons from M&T’s data journey, including how to adapt when progress does not move as planned, why CDOs must rely on influence rather than authority,...

Most AI challenges are not technology problems. They are foundation problems. In the final episode of a three-part conversation, Chris Goodale, VP of Enterprise Data and Analytics Enablement at Sun Life, sits down with Jason Sturgess of Denodo to unpack how semantics, governance, and value discipline shape successful AI at enterprise scale. The discussion explores why semantics act as a “Rosetta S...

Andrew Foster, Chief Data Officer at M&T Bank, continues his conversation with Parker Thompson, Regional VP and General Manager, East at Denodo. Moving beyond strategy, this discussion dives into execution. Foster shares how M&T Bank operationalizes data and AI across a 23,000-employee organization through federated stewardship, disciplined governance, and realistic planning horizons. Hear...

Chris Goodale, VP of Enterprise Data and Analytics Enablement at Sun Life, speaks with Denodo’s Jason Sturgess about how the insurer is generating real, measurable GenAI impact. Key discussion points: ✅The internal AI assistants powering more than 3 million enterprise queries ✅Advisor-focused AI tools that reduce paperwork and enhance client conversations ✅The Plan Sponsor Dashboard as a model...

Enterprise AI at scale is no longer just about automation. It is about leadership, culture, multimodal experiences, and intelligent agents. In the final part of our three-part series, Chandhu Nair, SVP of Data, Artificial Intelligence and Innovation at Lowe’s, joins Rohit Choudhary, CEO of Acceldata, to explore: ✅Why AI is 70% change management ✅How multimodal retail experiences are reshaping cu...

In the final chapter of the Informatica CDO Awards series, Jim Kruger, Chief Marketing Officer at Informatica, joins Robert Lutton from Sandhill Consultants to unpack what today’s most advanced data leaders are doing differently as AI moves from experimentation into production. This episode explores: Why data quality, privacy assurance, and master data remain non-negotiable How GenAI is transformi...

In this episode, Part 1 of a three-part series, M&T Bank Chief Data Officer Andrew Foster joins Parker Thompson, Regional VP and General Manager, East at Denodo, to discuss the bank’s data and AI strategy. Foster outlines how M&T built a grounded, assessment-driven data roadmap, created the control conditions for responsible AI adoption, and deployed Copilot to 17,000 employees while safeg...

In this episode, we kick off Part 1 of a three-part conversation with Chris Goodale, Vice President of Enterprise Data & Analytics Enablement at Sun Life. Chris joins Jason Sturgess of Denodo to explore what it truly takes to build an AI-ready enterprise across a complex, global financial services organization. They discuss: ✅Why data quality, governance, and security define AI success ✅How...

In Part 2 of the Informatica CDO Awards interview series, Jim Kruger, CMO at Informatica, joins Robert Lutton to break down how this year’s award-winning Chief Data Officers are delivering measurable business impact. This episode covers: ✅How CDO Award winners unified enterprise data governance ✅How literacy programs scaled stewardship and cut discovery time dramatically ✅How AI readiness is be...

In Part 2 of our three-part series, Chandhu Nair, SVP of Data, AI & Innovation at Lowe’s, reveals how the company modernized its retail backbone, adopted a hybrid cloud-edge AI strategy, and built a Lighthouse model to identify the highest-value AI use cases. You’ll hear: ✅Why modernization was the foundation ✅How Lowe’s uses cloud, on-prem, and edge GPUs ✅The four-dimensional prioritizatio...

In this final episode of our Saks Global interview series, Veronika Durgin, Vice President of Data at Saks Global, sits down with Gautam Singh, Head of Analytics, Data & AI at WNS Analytics, to explore one of the most nuanced challenges in enterprise AI today: data democracy versus governance. This episode unpacks: 🔹Why unrestricted access creates both innovation and risk 🔹How safe experimen...

In this episode, Lior Solomon, VP of Data at Drata, joins Yuki Data CEO Ido Arieli Noga to unpack one of the toughest challenges in enterprise AI: proving value while keeping costs under control. Solomon shares how Drata structures AI vs. BI budgets, why data teams struggle with ROI attribution, and why Iceberg-backed data lakes are becoming essential to reduce warehouse spend. He also offers a ca...