Did you know that the Harvard Business Review named the data scientist as “the sexiest job of the 21st century,” and that research firm Gartner predicted that 25% of organizations will have a Chief Data Officer by 2017? I can’t comment on the opinion expressed by HBR, but judging by the pipeline of open Chief […]

Say Hello To The Chief Data Officer
“There were roughly 250 CDOs in business and government by the end of 2014, according to CDO Club, an organization that tracks the progress of CDOs and runs data management trade shows. With Big Data still in its infancy, and the use case still being defined, this number almost certainly will get larger.

From Chief Digital Officer to CEO: 6 Tips from HarperCollinsUK CEO Charlie Redmayne
“The reason that I’m the CEO of HarperCollins is that my business is fundamentally challenged by the things that I do,” said Charlie Redmayne, CEO at HarperCollins U.K., at the inaugural U.K. Chief Digital Officer Summit at the BBC in London, England, on October 29, 2014. “All of our businesses are fundamentally challenged by the things […]

Chief Digital Officer JOBS Update (Q4 2014)
Welcome to the inaugural issue of our Chief Digital Officer JOBS Update. The Chief Digital Officer JOBS Update will include the following features: Open CDO and other C-level digital and data positions New CDO appointments for the previous quarter CDO ‘Movers and Shakers’ CDOs ‘In the News’ So without further ado, let’s get to it. What […]