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The Data & AI Chief — 139 episodes

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How AI is Scaled Across Global Supply Chains with Ligentia

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Why Most Enterprise AI Pilots Fail: Lessons on Trust and Deployment

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S&P Global’s Chief Data Officer on Turning Data into Business Outcomes

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How Semantic Layers and Ontologies Create Trusted AI

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Inside WHOOP's Wearables AI Engine for Predictive Health

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A Wharton AI Research Leader's Formula for Responsible AI

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How a Serial CDAO Scales AI in Insurance with Verisk

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How AI Augments Human Creativity at Scale: The WPP Blueprint

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How Nasdaq Architected a $90 Trillion Data Ecosystem

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How OneDigital Is Reframing AI Agents as Coworkers

11

Preparing for Agentic AI: Top Trends in Data and AI 2026

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GenAI Best Practices: What Early Adopters Have Learned

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How Yum! Brands is Using Data & AI as a Recipe for Innovation with CDO Cameron Davies

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Alghanim Industries on Why the Middle East Is the New Frontier for Data-Driven Innovation

15

When Navan Chose to Build, Not Buy: The AI Decision That Changed Everything

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Canva’s Moe Kiss on Why Creativity Is the Missing Ingredient in Data

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3 Must-Read Data and AI Books for 2025 with Geoff Woods, Wendy Batchelder, and Malcolm Hawker

18

Why CDO of WEX Puts People Before Technology in the Age of AI

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Unlocking the Autonomous Enterprise, with ThoughtSpot CEO

20

From Building at Pinterest and Airbnb to Revolutionizing AI at Kumo.AI

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Why "Garbage In, Disaster Out" is AI's New Reality: Ecolab CDO

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Why Leaders Need to Master Responsible AI: Insights from Pioneer Noelle Russell

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How Lloyds Banking Uses Data Escape Rooms to Build a Data Culture

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How a CDAO goes from baseball to insurance with Don Vu - New York Life

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How the Met Police Uses AI to Prevent Crime and Protect Communities

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Why Hyatt is Investing in AI and Self-Service to Transform the Future of Hospitality

27

How Macquarie Bank Uses AI and Data to Enhance Customer Experience

28

How SeaWorld Uses Data to Create Unforgettable Guest and Marine Life Experiences

29

How SharkNinja Drives Business Value: The Power of Data for All

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Data-Driven Personalization: Sephora's Winning Strategy

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Bridging the Gender Gap in Data & AI with Databricks & Women in Data UK

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Why a Federated Data Team is Crucial for Business Value, with Dow

33

Data Trends Shaping AI’s Future with NVIDIA’s Agentic AI CTO

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Data and AI Predictions for 2025 with Matt Turck, Steve Nouri, and Joe Reis

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Five Best Practices to Succeed with Data and GenAI: Lessons from Leaders

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How to Master the Future of Work and AI Upskilling, with Marni Baker Stein at Coursera

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How Can Data Leaders Shift from Data-First to Business-First Mindset? With Deepak Jose, Global Data, Analytics and AI leader

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Can We Tame AI Before It’s Too Late? With Dr. Gary Marcus

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Three Must-Read 2024 AI and Analytics Books with Jeremy Kahn, Sol Rashidi, and Bernard Marr

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How Mark Cuban Wins with Data for Affordable Drugs, Sports, and Developing AI Talent

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Is Data Quality the Biggest Threat to Humanity? With Barr Moses and Olga Maydanchik

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What Boards Care About Most When It Comes to AI with Dr. Cindy Gordon

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Stack Overflow CEO on How Seizing The (GenAI) Moment Has Driven Effective Change

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JPMorgan Chase on How to Succeed in Data and Analytics in the GenAI Era

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How to bridge the gap between humans and AI, with Sadie St. Lawrence

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Commander’s Business: How the U.S. Coast Guard Serves with Data and AI

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How to activate the collective genius with data and AI, with Walid Mehanna, Merck KGaA

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How analytics teams can earn their seat at the table with Elevance Health

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How RedCloud levels the playing field for fair trade using data

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How to Create a Data and AI Literate Company with Bridgestone and The Data Lodge

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Data, AI, Action: Navigating GenAI with Chris Stephens, Field CTO at Appen

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How Procter and Gamble Pioneered Big Data

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Secrets of Success with Nisha Paliwal from Capital One

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AI for Good: Inside OVO's Mission to Decarbonize Homes and Empower Customers

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From Reporting to Decision Science: Inside HP

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Data & AI Industry Predictions in 2024 with Sapphire Ventures, Unstoppable Domains, and Tata Consulting Services.

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The Data Chief Returns In 2024

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How to Organize Modern Data and Analytics Teams with Mode Analytics Co-Founder, Benn Stancil

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Democratizing Data with Colgate-Palmolive Chief Analytics & Insights Officer, Diana Schildhouse

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How to create an ecosystem moat via data sharing with CDAO at retailer Carrefour

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Three Must-Read Data and Analytics Books with Dr. Barb Wixom, Vin Vashishta, and Asha Saxena

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Reimagining the banking experience with CDO of Singapore's GXS Bank

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How to find and retain data team talent with the VP of Analytics at the Milwaukee Bucks

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Balancing long-term vision with near-term action with Vercel’s VP of Data

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How healthcare data can save lives with Truveta CEO Terry Myerson

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How data is transforming commercial real estate at JLL

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How to build a data culture with purpose

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How to manage consumption creep in a cloud-based world with TIFIN CPO

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Netflix on Balancing Data with Judgment for Better Insights

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Why Online Retailer Zalando Was First to Embrace the Data Mesh

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Delek US on Proving Value as the CDO

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Bill Schmarzo on Why Companies Need to Pivot from Data-Driven to Value-Driven

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How to Connect Data Strategy to Business Value

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The Big Data Behind How You Get Paid

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How to Harness the Explosive Growth of ChatGPT for AI Innovation

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Top Data & AI Industry Trends in 2023 with Tom Davenport, Tony Baer, and Sonny Rivera

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Six Rules to Dominate the Decade of Data

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ThoughtSpot’s Cindi Howson on Best Practices for Driving Impact from Data & Analytics (Ep. 26 Refresh)

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The Modern Milkman’s Chief Strategy Officer, John Hughes on Using Data to Save Our Oceans from Plastic

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New Zealand's Crown Research Institute CDAO, Jan Sheppard on Treating Data as a Treasure

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Société Générale’s Innovation Data & AI Leader Julien Molez on Creating a Value-Driven Data Framework

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Three Must Read Data and Analytics Books with Tim Harford, Zhamak Dehghani, and Brent Dykes

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DoorDash’s VP of Analytics & Data Science, Jessica Lachs on Leveraging Data to Delight Customers Despite a Challenging Supply Chain

84

Swiss RE’s SVP of P&C R&D, Jerry Gupta on AI Innovation and Building Revenue-Enhacing Data Models

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American Express CDO and EVP Enterprise Digital & Data Solutions, Pascale Hutz on Managing Data as a Product and Rewarding Creative Destruction

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Boehringer Ingelheim’s Dr. Victoria Gamerman on Design Thinking in Healthcare and Creating a Data-Sharing Ecosystem

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Prudential Financial’s CDO Kjersten Moody on Continuous Learning & Collaboration to Drive Impact with Data

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CarMax AVP of Technology, Data & Analytics, Abhi Bhatt on Upskilling Talent and Using Third Party Data to Build Better Customer Experiences

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Fitch Group’s Heidi Lanford on Finding a Voice in the C-Suite and Improving Data Literacy

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Levi Strauss & Co.’s Dr. Katia Walsh on Using AI and Analytics to Create Cutting-Edge Customer Experiences

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LPL Financial's Cara Dailey on Data Enablement and Balancing Data Defense with Offense

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Unilever’s Vandana Khanna and Deeksha Singh on Demystifying Data, Dreaming Bigger, and Inspiring Business Users with The Art of the Possible

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Afterpay’s Nitish Mathew on Prioritizing Customer Needs, Balancing Governance and Freedom, and Giving Your Team Purpose

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Rakuten’s Takuya Kitagawa on Digital Twins, Getting a CEO to Love Data, and Moonshots

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Etsy’s Chu-Cheng Hsieh on Using Data to Develop a Thriving Marketplace

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Using Data to Transform the Fan Experience in Football and Basketball: Insights from the Indianapolis Colts and Orlando Magic

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GM’s Iwao Fusillo on Recruiting Top Talent and Building a Successful Data Literacy Strategy

98

ServiceNow’s Vijay Kotu on the Power of Micro-Decisions and Aligning Data Strategy to Business Strategy

99

The Top Trends in 2022 for Data Leaders from DataRobot, Databricks, and Google

100

What To Expect on The Data Chief

101

Four Must Read Books for Data and Analytics Leaders with Randy Bean, John Thompson, Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, and Doug Laney

102

Investec’s Daniel Seymore on Change Management, Business Agility, and Developing Domain Expertise

103

Mastercard’s JoAnn Stonier on Responsible AI and Applying Human-Centric Design Principles to Data Problems

104

Estée Lauder’s Sol Rashidi on Treating Data as a Product, Turning Failures into Success, and the Unique Position of the CDO

105

Pilot Flying J’s Ameet Shetty on Cloud Data Infrastructure, Governance, Analytics Talent

106

Credit Karma’s Ryan Graciano on Data Marts, Data Models, and Disrupting the Credit Landscape

107

First Command’s Darren Pedroza on Being a Data Activist and Leading your Company Through Digital Transformation

108

Kraft Heinz’s Serena Huang on Retaining Top Talent with People Analytics

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OpenTable’s Grant Parsamyan on How Data and Analytics is Helping the Restaurant Industry Rebound from COVID-19

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Daily Harvest’s Brad Klingenberg on How Data-Driven Personalization is Driving Food Creation

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Opendoor’s Ian Wong on Disrupting the Real Estate Industry with Data-Driven Digital Transformation

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ThoughtSpot’s Ajeet Singh on Designing Disruption for Analytics

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ThoughtSpot’s Cindi Howson on Chief Data Officer Success Strategies

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Princeton University's Ruja Benjamin on Bias in Data and A.I.

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Verizon's Radha Sankaran on Personalizing Customer Experiences and Improving Frontline Decision-Making with Data

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Donald Farmer, Wayne Eckerson, and Tom Davenport on Data and Analytics Trends to Watch in 2021

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Citigroup's Chris Powers on Data Literacy

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Nationwide's Jim Tyo on Data Governance Best Practices

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Federal Government's Suzette Kent on Federal Data Strategy and IT Modernization

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Ensemble Health Partners' Jon Osborn and Snowflake's Todd Crosslin on Cloud Innovation in Healthcare

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Medibanks' Craig Rowlands on Saving Lives with Data Literacy

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Bernard Marr on A.I. Strategy and Change Management

123

Vertafore's Chad Hawkinson on Cloud Data Security and Streamlining Workflows

124

San Francisco County's Jason Lally on Clarity and Better Serving People with Data (pt. 1)

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San Francisco County's Jason Lally on Clarity and Better Serving People with Data (pt. 1)

126

Alight Analytics' Michelle Jacobs on Data-Driven Marketing and Respecting Customer Privacy (pt. 2)

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Alight Analytics' Michelle Jacobs on Data-Driven Marketing and Respecting Customer Privacy (pt. 1)

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Just Eat's Alberto Rey Villaverde on Machine Learning, A.I., and Bridging the Imagination Gap (pt. 2)

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Just Eat's Alberto Rey Villaverde on Machine Learning, A.I., and Bridging the Imagination Gap (pt. 1)

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Moffitt Cancer Center's Dr. Dana Rollison on Accelerating Scientific Discovery with Data

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The Hartford's Sully McConnell on Data Infrastructure Innovation

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Wunderman Thompson Data's Jacques van Niekerk on Culture, Innovation, and Diversity

133

14 West's Grace Epperson on using data to improve customer experience

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Schneider Electric's Gustavo Canton on optimizing human potential with AI and automation

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Avnet's Max Chan on digital transformation and IT innovation

136

PwC's Scott Peck on data storytelling and creating a culture of leadership

137

VMWare's Stephen Harris on navigating imperfect data

138

ThoughtSpot's Cindi Howson on the new role of the CDO

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