“But fighting entrenched processes and habits can hamper chief digital officers trying to spark the necessary operational changes, Mr. Punishill said. He spoke Wednesday at the CDO Summit, a conference held by the CDO Club. For example, TIAA-CREF’s website had four different areas where customers could buy financial products, he said, “because we couldn’t agree […]

“David Mathison, President and Founder of the CDO Club, has formed an annual conference to highlight current trends taking place in the digital space and brings together an impressive roster of speakers and panelists at the annual CDO Summit, taking place in New York this week on Wednesday, April 29th. From using big data to […]

“Increasingly over the past few years the CDO title has risen in prominence and is now seen as a promising route to CEO. In 2013, seven chief digital officers became CEO or president of their companies, while four became board directors, according to research conducted by the CDO Club

“There’s a tidal wave of data-related jobs rolling in these days, from data scientists and data analysts to CDOs and CDOs. No, that’s not a typo; I’m just using the same acronym for chief data officer and chief digital officer. Given the growth in data jobs, it shouldn’t really come as too much of a […]

“There are certainly some prominent examples, including Rachel Haot, CDO for New York State (and previously the City of New York), who was chosen Chief Digital Officer of the Year in 2014 by the CDO Club. Others include Jessica Federer at Bayer, Linda Avery of the Federal Reserve and Julie Bornstein, who holds the positions […]