CAO, CDO or Both? The Evolving Roles in Data and Analytics Leadership

As firms devote more and more resources to their data and analytics programs, IIA has been tracking the evolution of leadership roles that will be required – Chief Analytics Officer (CAO), Chief Data Officer (CDO), and other permutations of these positions. For this Research Brief, we interviewed 20 executives holding the title of CAO or CDO (or equivalent). Eleven were interviewed by phone, and eight completed a survey with the same set of interview questions. Our objective was to take a sna...