Happy new year!
As mentioned in September 2023, we began tracking new hires for the “Chief AI Officer” (CAIO) title at major organizations globally late last year.
We have identified at least NINE new CAIOs who were hired in December, tying November 2023’s record of nine new CAIO hires in the month:
- December, 2023: Nine new CAIOs were hired, at The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); The Department of Energy (DOE); U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); Sacramento State; UC San Diego Health; more.
- US federal agencies continue to ramp up the hiring of new Chief AI Officers according to the mandate outlined in the White House Executive Order on AI. Newly hired CAIOs at federal agencies in December include:
- David Nelson: Chief AI Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- Helena Fu: Chief AI Officer, Department of Energy (DOE)
- Ramesh Menon: Chief AI Officer, The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
- US federal agencies continue to ramp up the hiring of new Chief AI Officers according to the mandate outlined in the White House Executive Order on AI. Newly hired CAIOs at federal agencies in December include:
- November, 2023: Nine new CAIOs at at the General Services Administration (GSA); National Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); U.S. Department of Education (DOE); more.
- October, 2023: Five new CAIOs at Absci; ATMECS Global; BT; Georgia Technology Authority; more.
- September, 2023: Nine new CAIOs at Avanade; Dell; Department of Homeland Security; Mayo Clinic; Western University; more.
So, welcome back to our updated Chief AI Officer & CDAO JOBS Updates, through December 2023.
In this issue, we list SEVENTEEN new CAIO/CDAO appointments for December; we tracked TWENTY NINE CDAO ARTICLES; hand-picked EIGHTEEN CDAOs/CAIOs who made the news in December; and we posted more new open global CAIO/CDAO positions on our CDO Career page!
• New Chief AI Officer placements (through December 2023): NINE new CAIOs were hired in December, we provide the highlights below. Congratulations to the new Chief AI Officers at The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); The Department of Energy (DOE); U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); Sacramento State; UC San Diego Health; and more. Welcome to the CDO Club!
• New Chief Data Officer/Chief Analytics Officer placements (through December 2023): EIGHT new CDOs/CAOs were hired in December, we provide the highlights below. Congratulations to the new Chief Data Officers/Chief Analytics Officers at Advance Auto Parts; CENTCOM, KeyBank; McDonald’s; more. Welcome to the CDO Club!
• Chief AI, Data, Analytics Officers ‘In the News’: Consider us your personal CAIO/CDAO “news clippings” service. We tracked TWENTY NINE CAIO/CDAO ARTICLES and hand-picked EIGHTEEN who made the news in December, including Chevron’s Ellen Nielsen, NASA’s Kevin Murphy, NSF’s Dorothy Aronson, Yellow Card’s Lasbery Oludimu, and many more! How did they make news? Find out inside.
• Open CAIO/CDAO Jobs: Our career page lists over two dozen current CAIO/CDAO jobs. You’ll find open posts for Chief AI Officers, Chief Digital Officers, Chief Data Officers, Chief Analytics Officers, and other C-level positions at UCR, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Unilever Water & Air Wellness, Vevo, among others. Check out our career page here: dedicated career page.
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1.Chief Digital Officer and CDAO/CAIO JOBS Updates: Our goal is to keep you up-to-date on the dynamic Chief Digital Officer, Chief Data/Analytics Officer, and Chief AI Officer job markets – and possibly help find your next dream job! Minimum SILVER membership required for access. Our CDAO and CAIO JOBS Updates are published monthly and include 3 sections:
- CDAO and CAIO new hires for the preceding month.
- CDAOs and CAIOs ‘In The News’ for the preceding month.
- CDAOs and CAIO current open and available jobs.
2. CDO Career Page: Our Career Page includes open CAIO/CDAO (and other related) positions worldwide, as well as space for our partners to post open positions. Minimum GOLD membership to access this page.
3. CDAO/CAIO Club Video Portal: View 125+ hours of videos from select CAIO and CDAO Summits. The videos show you “WHO” is leading AI, digital transformation, and data-driven culture around the globe, and “HOW” they are doing it. You need a minimum CDO Club PLATINUM or CORPORATE membership to access this page. View videos of keynotes and panels of your colleagues, including:
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We created the CDO Club community to enable our members to share their experiences and best practices, and to help them to stay on top of the rapid changes taking place in this dynamic market.
A CDO Club Membership still allows you to:
- Find out which companies are hiring Chief AI, Analytics, Data, and Digital Officers.
- Get the latest updates on what today’s CDAOs/CAIOs are working on.
- Get access to videos from every CDO Summit to date, to hear their stories.
- See who is moving up the ladder from CDO to CEO.
All this information – and more – is included in our monthly CDO Jobs Update blog posts. CDO Club members gain access to these Updates, all the way back to Q4 2014.
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SVP, Chief Data Scientist
Dun & Bradstreet
Chief Data Officer
Dow Jones
Chief Data Officer
US Military Academy at West Point
