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Chief AI Officer: A necessity for companies or an expensive impediment?

February 26, 2024: “They are impossible to find, but they are indispensable as we shift from digital transformation to exponential transformation,” said David Mathison, chair and CEO of the CAIO Summit, which was held for the first time last year in Boston.. . . "
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Tech’s AI superstars rake in $1 mn: Are you paying enough?

February 14, 2024: Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles reports an average total compensation of $1,134,000 in the US and $565,000 in Europe for AI and data executives.. . . "
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These orgs hired a chief AI officer. Does your company need one?

February 14, 2024: An organization called the CDO Club tracks new chief AI officer appointments, revealing a consistent uptick in placements for this executive role in recent months. Chief AI officers have already been put into place at some organizations with household names, such as GE HealthCare, UnitedHealth Group. . . "
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What Is a Chief AI Officer, and Should Your University Appoint One?

February 6, 2024: According to David Mathison, founder and CEO of the CDO Club and the world’s first CAIO Summit (which took place in December at Northeastern University), a CAIO in higher ed can: Ensure student success by driving AI initiatives that provide personalized learning experiences, early intervention sys. . . "
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AI jobs are among the fastest-growing, even as many people fear the technology. Here’s what AI leaders do — and how to become one

January 26, 2024: Data and AI are so closely tied together that David Mathison, founder and chairman of the CDO (chief data officer) Club, began also tracking the “chief AI officer” (CAIO) title in his monthly jobs updates last year. As the role continues to gain prominence, he just hosted his first CAIO . . . "
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Press Releases

Bernardo Rodriguez, Chief Digital and Technology Officer at J.D. Power, Named “U.S. Chief Digital Officer of the Year 2021” by CDO Club

Mr. Rodriguez received the award after his panel presentation on “Practical Digital and Data Transformation: Lessons Across Industries” at the 2nd annual Alation Global CDO Summit on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 from David Mathison, CEO of the CDO Club and CDO Summit, and Brandon Paski, Seni. . . "
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CDO Club CEO David Mathison Names “All 2020 U.S. CDOs” as U.S. Chief Digital Officer of the Year for 2020

David Mathison, CEO of the CDO Club and CDO Summit, today named “All 2020 U.S. CDOs” as U.S. Chief Digital Officer of the Year 2020, in recognition of the challenges facing CDOs during that turbulent year.. . . "
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Sol Rashidi, Chief Analytics Officer at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., Named US 2021 “Chief Analytics Officer of the Year” by CDO Club

Sol Rashidi, Senior Vice President, Global Data & Analytics and Chief Analytics Officer at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., was recognized today as the U.S. 2021 “Chief Analytics Officer of the Year” by the CDO Club, the world’s largest community of C-suite digital, data, and. . . "
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Eileen Vidrine, Chief Data Officer at United States Department of the Air Force, Named U.S. 2021 “Chief Data Officer of the Year” by CDO Club

Eileen Vidrine, Chief Data Officer at The United States Department of the Air Force, was recognized today as the U.S. 2021 “Chief Data Officer of the Year” by the CDO Club, the world’s largest community of C-suite digital, data, and analytics leaders.. . . "
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Mona Siddiqui, Senior Vice President at Humana, Named US Chief Data Officer of the Year 2020 by CDO Club

Mona Siddiqui, Senior Vice President at Humana, was recognized today as the U.S. Chief Data Officer of the Year 2020 by the CDO Club, the world’s largest community of C-suite digital, data, and analytics leaders. Dr. Siddiqui was presented with the award today at the IBM CDO Summit, after her . . . "
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Photo and Video Summary

Welcome
Riley McDonough: Thomson Reuters
Morning Keynote: Vivian Schiller
Morning Keynote: Vivian Schiller
Chief Digital Officer Talent Map 2013
David Mathison: Chief Digital Officer Summit
Chief Digital Officer Talent Map 2013
Participant
Publishing Panel
Joe Bilman and Ellie Hirschhorn
Fred Santarpia: Conde Nast Entertainment
David Kang and Joe Bilman
David Kang: Wenner Media
Michael Smith: Forbes.com and Forbes Media
Participants
Broadcasting Panel
Daniel Heaf: BBC Worldwide
Broadcasting Panel
Albert Cheng and Jason Tafler
Albert Cheng and Jason Tafler
Broadcasting Panel
Broadcasting Panel
Participants
Education Panel
Sree Sreenivasan: MET Museum
Sree Sreenivasan: MET Museum
Perry Hewitt: Harvard University
Perry Hewitt and Bernardo Rodriguez
Bernardo Rodriguez: Kaplan Test Prep
Education Panel
Participants
NonProfit Panel
Elizabeth Scott: Lincoln Center
Elizabeth Scott and Christine Montgomery
Christine Montgomery and Tom Hjelm
Tom Hjelm: New York Public Radio
NonProfit Panel
Ana Serrano: Canadian Film Centre
Participants
Advertising Panel
Jane Barratt: mcgarrybowen
Mayer Danzig: Kantar Retail
Jonathan Sackett: Oglivy & Mather
Advertising Panel
Josh Golden and Angela Wei
Advertising Panel
Jane Barratt: mcgarrybowen
Advertising Panel
Participants
Music Panel
Dick Wingate: DEV Advisors
Music Panel
Eric Garland and Bill Campbell
Eric Garland: LiveNation.com
Brian Lakamp: Clear Channel
Music Panel
Michael Doernberg: ReverbNation
Music Panel
Participants
Entertainment Panel
Rosemary Maggiore: Rachael Ray Digital
Laxmi Wordham: Michael J Fox Foundation
Katerina Markov and Laxmi Wordham
Katerina Markov: Atom Factory
Katerina Markov: Atom Factory
Harriet Seitler: Harpo Studios
Harriet Seitler: Harpo Studios
Entertainment Panel
Participants
Evening Keynote: David Payne
Riley McDonough and David Payne
Evening Keynote: David Payne
Riley McDonough and David Payne
Riley McDonough and David Payne
Gary Lucas "The Thinking Man's Guitar Hero”
Gary Lucas "The Thinking Man's Guitar Hero”
Gary Lucas "The Thinking Man's Guitar Hero”
Featured Speaker: Teddy Goff
Featured Speaker: Teddy Goff
Featured Speaker: Teddy Goff
Featured Speaker: Teddy Goff
Featured Speaker: Teddy Goff
Closing

Video Highlights

Video Highlights

Video London 2015

Video Highlight Amsterdam 2015

Video Highlight Amsterdam 2015

Video Highlight NYC 2016

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Talent Map CDO Growth
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David Mathison Bio and Head Shots

David Mathison is the CEO and founder of the CAIO Summit, CDO Club, and CDO/CDAO Summits.

Mathison is the world’s leading authority on Chief AI Officers, Chief Data and Analytics Officers, and Chief Digital Officers.

In 2011 he created the first-ever community for CDOs on LinkedIn; the first Talent Map, Summit, and Community for Chief Digital Officers in 2013; and the world’s first-ever Chief AI Officer Talent Map and Chief AI Officer Summit in 2023.

He has been quoted by American Banker, CIO.com, CIO Journal, CIO-UK, CMS Wire, CNBC, Computer Weekly, Computerworld, Deloitte, Diginomica, eMarketer, FedTech Magazine, FierceCIO, Financial Times, Forbes, Guardian, Huffington Post, I-CIO, McKinsey & Company, Media Post, MIT Sloan Management Review, VentureBeat, The Wall Street Journal, and ZDNet, among others.

He was previously founder and Managing Director of the Digital Media practice at Chadick Ellig, a premiere executive search consultancy named by Business Week as “one of the world’s most influential headhunters”.

Mathison’s book, BE THE MEDIA, was featured by the AP in the NY Times after he pre-sold over 5,000 copies in 11 days via his web site, Twitter, and Facebook.

He has given keynote presentations everywhere from Columbia University to the United Nations (3 times in 2010), from Austin, TX (SXSW) and Amsterdam, Holland to Zagreb, Croatia.

From 1999-2001 he was founder and CEO of the Kinecta Corporation where he raised $30 million in under 2 years. Kinecta was acquired and is now part of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL).

From 1994-1999 Mathison was Vice President with Thomson Reuters, the world’s largest news agency, where he pioneered online content syndication.

Mathison earned his Masters degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs in 1995.

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