This week I’m joined by Ellora Sengupta, the CIO of EverCommerce.

Today, many organizations are building an AI council to guide their AI efforts across the organization. Ellora discusses how her organization leverages both an AI council as well as sub-councils. She outlines her perspective on how to move AI from thought to action. Ellora also talks about how she has evolved as a leader and how your team is not your family. With the mounting requirements for the CIO, she shares how she keeps balanced as she runs a marathon…not a sprint.

Links:

Ellora LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellora/

EverCommerce: https://www.evercommerce.com

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This week I’m joined by Eduard de Vries Sands, the CIO at EVERSANA.

We discuss Eduard’s perspective on the changing CIO role and how it includes serving as the chief context officer. Eduard discusses how he leverages a product operating model mindset while focusing on business outcomes and value. He describes counterintuitive thinking around the CIO and the impact it can have. Finally, Eduard outlines how he creates time to spend in other areas while actively learning and growing.

Links:

Eduard de Vries Sands LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eduarddevries/

EVERSANA: https://www.eversana.com

EVERSANA X: https://x.com/EVERSANAcompany

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This week I’m joined by Gaurav Singal, the Chief Technology Officer at Cantaloupe and formerly the EVP and CIO at the Georgia Lottery.

In our discussion, Gaurav shares how his upbringing led to viewing life as an inverted tree. He talks about what it means and how it drives his optimism with technology. Gaurav discusses the importance of learning the business and how spending time with customer service and helpdesk teams can build insights.

Links:

Gaurav Singal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravsingal/

Cantaloupe: https://www.cantaloupe.com

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This week I’m joined by Cindy Stoddard who is the SVP and Chief Information Officer at Adobe.

We discuss the changes for CIOs in the era of AI along with how the sins of our past will haunt us as we adopt new innovation. Cindy talks to how architecture and technical debt will hold us back in our adoption of AI.

We also talk about the softer side of being a CIO and IT leader. Cindy shares her perspective on work/ life balance and what it means for executives today to be present and without regrets. We talk about what it means to not be a mushroom and the importance of people. Lastly, Cindy shares her advice for the next CIO.

Links:

Cindy X: https://x.com/StoddardCA

Cindy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cystoddard/

Adobe: https://www.adobe.com

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Introduction: This week I’m joined by David Costar who is the Chief Information Officer at Wolfspeed. Coming from a non-IT background, David provides a thought-provoking perspective of the CIO role and how businesses need to rethink how they view IT……

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Introduction: This week I’m joined by Martin Davis, the managing partner at Dunelm Associates and former CIO for multiple companies. In our discussion, Martin shares his perspective on Industry 4.0 and changes during the pandemic. We discuss the role of……

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Introduction: This week I’m joined by Ashwin Rangan, the SVP of Engineering and Chief Information Officer at ICANN. In our conversation, Ashwin takes a philosophical view of technology that has changed over the course of the pandemic. He shares his……

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Introduction: This week I’m joined by Sharon Mandell, the Chief Information Officer for Juniper. In our discussion, Sharon shares her perspective on how business is changing and how the role of IT is changing alongside of it. She discusses how……

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Introduction: This week I’m joined by Jason Sarfati, the Chief Privacy Officer and VP of Legal at Gravy Analytics. In our discussion, Jason outlines his perspective on how executives should navigate the complexities of privacy. He discusses the two guardrails……

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Introduction: This week I’m joined by Nellson Burns, the VP of IT and CIO at Daltile. In our discussion, Nellson shares how the pandemic accelerated the company’s business transformation efforts and how this impacted customers. He also goes into what……

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