e.l.f. Beauty’s CDIO Claims Responsibility for AI’s Foundation, Emphasizing It’s Not Just an IT Mandate
e.l.f. Beauty’s CDIO says she’s responsible for AI’s foundation, but that these tools aren’t an IT mandate Ekta Chopra, the chief digital information officer of e.l.f. Beauty, says the fast-growing beauty brand is piloting 85 different agentic artificial intelligence use cases. But giving employees more access to generative AI tools doesn’t come with a mandate […]
Fifth Third’s CIO focuses on buying rather than building tech to stay competitive against banking giants
Why Fifth Third’s CIO mostly buys rather than builds tech in the race to compete against banking giants Fifth Third Bancorp ranks No. 17 among the top 20 U.S. banks, with operations stretching from the upper Midwest to the lower Southeast. But even with that reach, the company must carefully consider its technology spending to […]
Marsh McLennan CIO’s Evolution: From Intern to Managing a Team of 5,000
Marsh McLennan CIO’s journey: From summer job to leading a team of 5,000 Paul Beswick first joined Marsh McLennan in 1995 when he took a summer job at the insurance brokerage and management consulting firm. He’s never left and for the past five years has led a team of over 5,000 technologists as global chief […]
Essential knowledge for technologists leading an IT department
What technologists need to know to lead an IT department Sharon Mandell’s full-time role is chief information officer at Juniper Networks. But she says the hardest job she’s ever had is her side hustle: teaching. For the past three years, Mandell has taught a graduate class in information systems at the University of San Francisco, […]
Aflac’s CIO approaches generative AI with caution, but is still embracing the technology in innovative ways.
Why Aflac’s CIO won’t ever be first to market with generative AI—but is still finding ways to adopt the technology Aflac is embracing generative artificial intelligence, though the insurance company isn’t using the technology externally. At least, not yet. “Alfac is taking a more conservative approach,” says Shelia Anderson, chief information officer at the insurance […]