Influential
Chief Digital
Officers
DATA BY
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PREFACE
Chief Digital Officers play an important role in helping their organizations evolve business
models, operations, and marketing.
At CXOTalk.com, we believe that recognizing the work of Chief Digital Officers is an important
step in creating awareness and understanding of this role.
We selected the 20 Chief Digital Officers presented here in collaboration with Little Bird, a
marketing platform that identifies influencers. Little Bird uses social network analysis to
determine those influencers most respected by their peers.
In addition to name and company, each Chief Digital Officer is presented with several of their
own influencers. Look at these influencers to get a broader sense of the CDO community.
Thank you to all the Chief Digital Officers presented here and apologies to the many great ones
we have missed.
Michael Krigsman
cxotalk.com
@mkrigsman
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Rachel Haot, State of New York
Sree Sreenivasan, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Perry Hewitt, Harvard University
Adam Brotman, Starbucks
Tanya Cordrey, The Guardian
Sharon Feder, Rachael Ray
Fred Santarpia, Condé Nast
Jeremy Phillips, The Motley Fool
Ganesh Bell, GE Power and Water
Catherine Devine, American Museum of Natural History
20 INFLUENTIAL CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICERS
Daniel Heaf, Burberry
Atif Rafiq, McDonald’s
Mike Germano, VICE
Philip Dwyer, PCH International
Jessie Adcock, City of Vancouver
Sean Cornwell, Travelex
Sami Hassanyeh, AARP
Jay Geneske, Rockefeller Foundation
Paul Shetler, Australia Digital Transformation Office
Lubomira Rochet, L’Oreal
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I am a huge admirer of CXOTalk. I continue to be impressed
by its wide range of expert guests and by co-host Michael
Krigsman’s thoughtful, insightful interviews on critical
topics ranging from leadership to innovation.
Given Michael’s extensive network of thought leaders, I
am honored to pen an introduction to his latest work, this
fantastic collection of TwentyInfluentialChiefDigitalOfficers.
Why is this important? According to Capgemini, since 2000,
52% of Fortune 500 companies have gone bankrupt, been
acquired, or ceased to exist.
Digital disruption, at first limited to the music, publishing,
and media sectors, now affects every industry.
Hiring a CDO signals Wall Street that your organization is
takingthethreat–andopportunity–ofdigitaltransformation
seriously.
Michael and Little Bird did a fabulous job of selecting this
diverse, cross-sector group, using social network analysis
to identify CDO influencers most respected by their peers.
INTRODUCTION
No surprise that their top 20 list includes four previous
CDO Club 'CDO of the Year' award winners: Adam Brotman
of Starbucks (2015); Rachel Haot of the City of New York
(2014); and U.K. award-winners Tanya Cordrey of the
Guardian (2015) and Mike Bracken of U.K. Government
Digital Service (2014).
Compiling this list could not have been easy, given that
around the globe there are already more than 1,000 talented
CDOs, and that new CDO hires are doubling every year.
So, I hope that this is the first of many editions.
And, next, I hope Michael creates an edition for influential
Chief DATA Officers!
David Mathison
Founder and CEO
CDO Club / CDO Summit
Twitter: @BeTheMedia
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INFLUENCERS
Sree Sreenivasan
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
@sree
Shiv Singh
Visa
@shivsingh
Perry Hewitt
Harvard
@perryhewitt
Rachel Haot
rachelhaot
Chief Digital Officer
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INFLUENCERS
Rachel Haot
State of New York
@rachelhaot
Perry Hewitt
Harvard
@perryhewitt
Shiv Singh
Visa
@shivsingh
Sree Sreenivasan
sree
Chief Digital Officer
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INFLUENCERS
Adam Brotman
Starbucks
@adambrotman
Sree Sreenivasan
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
@sree
Shiv Singh
Visa
@shivsingh
Perry Hewitt
perryhewitt
Chief Digital Officer
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INFLUENCERS
Perry Hewitt
Harvard
@perryhewitt
Brandon Berger
Ogilvy & Mather
@brandonberger
Sree Sreenivasan
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
@sree
Adam Brotman
adambrotman
Chief Digital Officer
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INFLUENCERS
Perry Hewitt
Harvard
@perryhewitt
Sree Sreenivasan
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
@sree
Shiv Singh
Visa
@shivsingh
Tanya Cordrey
tcordrey
Chief Digital Officer
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INFLUENCERS
Perry Hewitt
Harvard
@perryhewitt
Sree Sreenivasan
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
@sree
Shiv Singh
Visa
@shivsingh
Sharon Feder
Sharonfeder
Chief Digital Officer
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INFLUENCERS
Ken Bubary
Ex. Lowe Campbell Ewald
@kenburbary
Jeremy Phillips
The Motley Fool
@mildcase
Giles Dunning
Digitality
@gilesdunning
Fred Santarpia
fsantarpia
Chief Digital Officer
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INFLUENCERS
David Chivers
Register Media
@davidchivers
Chris Garrett
@chrisgarrett
Giles Dunning
Digitality
@gilesdunning
Jeremy Phillips
mildcase
Chief Digital Officer
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INFLUENCERS
Giles Dunning
Digitality
@gilesdunning
Jeremy Phillips
The Motley Fool
@mildcase
Sree Sreenivasan
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
@sree
Ganesh Bell
GaneshBell
Chief Digital Officer
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INFLUENCERS
Rachel Haot
State of New York
@rachelhaot
Sree Sreenivasan
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
@sree
Catherine Devine
cmdevine
Chief Digital Officer
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INFLUENCERS
Giles Dunning
Digitality
@gilesdunning
Vivian Schiller
Weber Shandwick
@vivian
Sree Sreenivasan
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
@sree
Daniel Heaf
danielheaf
Chief Digital Officer
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INFLUENCERS
Giles Dunning
Digitality
@gilesdunning
Jeremy Phillips
The Motley Fool
@mildcase
Brandon Berger
Ogilvy & Mather
@brandonberger
Atif Rafiq
atifatif
Chief Digital Officer
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INFLUENCERS
Ken Burbary
Formerly, Lowe Campbell Ewald
@kenburbary
Shiv Singh
Visa
@shivsingh
Mike Germano
mikegermano
Chief Digital Officer
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INFLUENCERS
Giles Dunning
Digitality
@gilesdunning
Jeremy Phillips
The Motley Fool
@mildcase
David Chivers
Register Media
@davidchivers
Philip Dwyer
DwyerPhilip
Chief Digital Officer
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INFLUENCERS
Giles Dunning
Digitality
@gilesdunning
Jeremy Phillips
The Motley Fool
@mildcase
Michael Pierce
Odney
@mportray
Jessie Adcock
Jessieadcock
Chief Digital Officer
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INFLUENCERS
Tanya Cordrey
Gartner
@tcordrey
Michael Pierce
Odney
@mportray
Giles Dunning
Digitality
@gilesdunning
Sean Cornwell
seancornwell
Chief Digital Officer
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INFLUENCERS
David Chivers
Register Media
@davidchivers
Jeremy Phillips
The Motley Fool
@mildcase
Giles Dunning
Digitality
@gilesdunning
Sami Hassanyeh
Hassanyeh
Chief Digital Officer
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Jay Geneske
jgeneske
Chief Digital Officer
INFLUENCERS
David Chivers
Register Media
@davidchivers
Ken Burbary
Formerly, Lowe Campbell Ewald
@kenburbary
Shiv Singh
Visa
@shivsingh TALK
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INFLUENCERS
Mike Braken
Co-operative Group
@mtbracken
Michael Pierce
Odney
@mportray
Paul Shetler
paul_shetler
Chief Executive Officer
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INFLUENCERS
Nicolas Paepegaey
E.Leclerc
@nicoppg
Sebastien Imbert
Microsoft France
@sebimbert
Lubomira Rochet
ljubomira
Chief Digital Officer
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Little Bird offers powerful influencer discovery and engagement
tools to help build brand awareness and reach.
Leadership, Innovation, Technology
20 Influential Chief Digital Officers by CXOTalk is licensed under a
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CXOTalk: 20 Influential Chief Digital Officers

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    PREFACE Chief Digital Officersplay an important role in helping their organizations evolve business models, operations, and marketing. At CXOTalk.com, we believe that recognizing the work of Chief Digital Officers is an important step in creating awareness and understanding of this role. We selected the 20 Chief Digital Officers presented here in collaboration with Little Bird, a marketing platform that identifies influencers. Little Bird uses social network analysis to determine those influencers most respected by their peers. In addition to name and company, each Chief Digital Officer is presented with several of their own influencers. Look at these influencers to get a broader sense of the CDO community. Thank you to all the Chief Digital Officers presented here and apologies to the many great ones we have missed. Michael Krigsman cxotalk.com @mkrigsman TALK CXO
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    Rachel Haot, Stateof New York Sree Sreenivasan, Metropolitan Museum of Art Perry Hewitt, Harvard University Adam Brotman, Starbucks Tanya Cordrey, The Guardian Sharon Feder, Rachael Ray Fred Santarpia, Condé Nast Jeremy Phillips, The Motley Fool Ganesh Bell, GE Power and Water Catherine Devine, American Museum of Natural History 20 INFLUENTIAL CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICERS Daniel Heaf, Burberry Atif Rafiq, McDonald’s Mike Germano, VICE Philip Dwyer, PCH International Jessie Adcock, City of Vancouver Sean Cornwell, Travelex Sami Hassanyeh, AARP Jay Geneske, Rockefeller Foundation Paul Shetler, Australia Digital Transformation Office Lubomira Rochet, L’Oreal TALK CXO
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    I am ahuge admirer of CXOTalk. I continue to be impressed by its wide range of expert guests and by co-host Michael Krigsman’s thoughtful, insightful interviews on critical topics ranging from leadership to innovation. Given Michael’s extensive network of thought leaders, I am honored to pen an introduction to his latest work, this fantastic collection of TwentyInfluentialChiefDigitalOfficers. Why is this important? According to Capgemini, since 2000, 52% of Fortune 500 companies have gone bankrupt, been acquired, or ceased to exist. Digital disruption, at first limited to the music, publishing, and media sectors, now affects every industry. Hiring a CDO signals Wall Street that your organization is takingthethreat–andopportunity–ofdigitaltransformation seriously. Michael and Little Bird did a fabulous job of selecting this diverse, cross-sector group, using social network analysis to identify CDO influencers most respected by their peers. INTRODUCTION No surprise that their top 20 list includes four previous CDO Club 'CDO of the Year' award winners: Adam Brotman of Starbucks (2015); Rachel Haot of the City of New York (2014); and U.K. award-winners Tanya Cordrey of the Guardian (2015) and Mike Bracken of U.K. Government Digital Service (2014). Compiling this list could not have been easy, given that around the globe there are already more than 1,000 talented CDOs, and that new CDO hires are doubling every year. So, I hope that this is the first of many editions. And, next, I hope Michael creates an edition for influential Chief DATA Officers! David Mathison Founder and CEO CDO Club / CDO Summit Twitter: @BeTheMedia TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Sree Sreenivasan The MetropolitanMuseum of Art @sree Shiv Singh Visa @shivsingh Perry Hewitt Harvard @perryhewitt Rachel Haot rachelhaot Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Rachel Haot State ofNew York @rachelhaot Perry Hewitt Harvard @perryhewitt Shiv Singh Visa @shivsingh Sree Sreenivasan sree Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Adam Brotman Starbucks @adambrotman Sree Sreenivasan TheMetropolitan Museum of Art @sree Shiv Singh Visa @shivsingh Perry Hewitt perryhewitt Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Perry Hewitt Harvard @perryhewitt Brandon Berger Ogilvy& Mather @brandonberger Sree Sreenivasan The Metropolitan Museum of Art @sree Adam Brotman adambrotman Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Perry Hewitt Harvard @perryhewitt Sree Sreenivasan TheMetropolitan Museum of Art @sree Shiv Singh Visa @shivsingh Tanya Cordrey tcordrey Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Perry Hewitt Harvard @perryhewitt Sree Sreenivasan TheMetropolitan Museum of Art @sree Shiv Singh Visa @shivsingh Sharon Feder Sharonfeder Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Ken Bubary Ex. LoweCampbell Ewald @kenburbary Jeremy Phillips The Motley Fool @mildcase Giles Dunning Digitality @gilesdunning Fred Santarpia fsantarpia Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS David Chivers Register Media @davidchivers ChrisGarrett @chrisgarrett Giles Dunning Digitality @gilesdunning Jeremy Phillips mildcase Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Giles Dunning Digitality @gilesdunning Jeremy Phillips TheMotley Fool @mildcase Sree Sreenivasan The Metropolitan Museum of Art @sree Ganesh Bell GaneshBell Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Rachel Haot State ofNew York @rachelhaot Sree Sreenivasan The Metropolitan Museum of Art @sree Catherine Devine cmdevine Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Giles Dunning Digitality @gilesdunning Vivian Schiller WeberShandwick @vivian Sree Sreenivasan The Metropolitan Museum of Art @sree Daniel Heaf danielheaf Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Giles Dunning Digitality @gilesdunning Jeremy Phillips TheMotley Fool @mildcase Brandon Berger Ogilvy & Mather @brandonberger Atif Rafiq atifatif Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Ken Burbary Formerly, LoweCampbell Ewald @kenburbary Shiv Singh Visa @shivsingh Mike Germano mikegermano Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Giles Dunning Digitality @gilesdunning Jeremy Phillips TheMotley Fool @mildcase David Chivers Register Media @davidchivers Philip Dwyer DwyerPhilip Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Giles Dunning Digitality @gilesdunning Jeremy Phillips TheMotley Fool @mildcase Michael Pierce Odney @mportray Jessie Adcock Jessieadcock Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Tanya Cordrey Gartner @tcordrey Michael Pierce Odney @mportray GilesDunning Digitality @gilesdunning Sean Cornwell seancornwell Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS David Chivers Register Media @davidchivers JeremyPhillips The Motley Fool @mildcase Giles Dunning Digitality @gilesdunning Sami Hassanyeh Hassanyeh Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    Jay Geneske jgeneske Chief DigitalOfficer INFLUENCERS David Chivers Register Media @davidchivers Ken Burbary Formerly, Lowe Campbell Ewald @kenburbary Shiv Singh Visa @shivsingh TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Mike Braken Co-operative Group @mtbracken MichaelPierce Odney @mportray Paul Shetler paul_shetler Chief Executive Officer TALK CXO
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    INFLUENCERS Nicolas Paepegaey E.Leclerc @nicoppg Sebastien Imbert MicrosoftFrance @sebimbert Lubomira Rochet ljubomira Chief Digital Officer TALK CXO
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    Little Bird offerspowerful influencer discovery and engagement tools to help build brand awareness and reach. Leadership, Innovation, Technology 20 Influential Chief Digital Officers by CXOTalk is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. TALK CXO