The CDO Capacity Crisis: Burnout as a Leadership Issue
The CDO role has changed rapidly to include large amounts of responsibility and a move away from data tasks, but is this new iteration of the CDO leading to burnout for leaders?
A panel discussion at the 2026 DataIQ Discussion in London highlighted several shifts that are reshaping the CDO role as AI moves closer to the centre of enterprise strategy.
The CEO’s Lens: Unlocking Business Transformation Through the Chief Data Officer
Data and AI leaders must stop chasing pilots and start shaping enterprise agency. This was the challenge set by Accenture’s Matt Prebble during DataIQ’s World Congress where he positioned the CDO as the CEO’s multiplier for execution and trust.
Part 1 – Common Ground, Rising Stakes: The Universal Mandate for Data and AI Leaders
Part one of a new series examining what data and AI leaders from the DataIQ 100 Europe and DataIQ 100 North America lists for 2025 think about the evolution of the role over the next year.
Decoding Sponsorship Approaches: Regional Insights from the DataIQ 100
This article, part of our new DataIQ 100 Insights Series, examines how regional mindsets shape data sponsorship, revealing subtle yet powerful differences in strategy, language and engagement between European and North American leaders.
Walking in sunshine: Resilient leadership in the age of AI
At DataIQ’s Guild think tank, senior data and AI leaders unpack the emotional arc of leadership—from early optimism to disillusionment, and back to clarity. Featuring insights from Databricks, Elsevier, and DataIQ, they discuss why emotional resilience is a core capability for AI-first leadership.
Mastering data foundations for AI: Practical strategies for chief data and AI officers
As AI evolves faster than businesses can handle, it is up to data leaders to understand how solid foundations will ensure long-term success and flexibility.
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