Philadelphia CDO Will Quit in January

After four years as Philadelphia’s Chief Data Officer, Tome Wisniewski will step down from office in January. The city will not begin a search for Wisniewski’s successor until the current shake-up of the state data operations is finished. Wisniewski said that he will...

Homeland Security Mulls Creation of CDO Post

Despite the rise of data-driven decision making in government, only three US Cabinet-level agencies have appointed Chief Data Officer. The fourth such Cabinet-level agency could be the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which is currently studying whether to push...

Kentucky Taps New CDO/CTO

Krishna Mohan Mupparaju was recently chosen as Kentucky’s new Chief Data Officer and Chief Technology Officer. He will be reporting to Chief Information Officer (CIO) Chuck Grindle. Mupparaju has worked in the state government for over 20 years. His last post was...

London Stock Exchange Names CDO

Thomas K. Dunlap, a 30-year veteran of the financial services industry, has been appointed Chief Data Officer of the Information Services Division of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). More information on Dunlap’s appointment can be found in this report from...

Havas Group Media Hires CDO From Within

Bret Leece, formerly President of Dentsu Aegis and chief product officer at Initiative, has been appointed global chief data and innovation officer at Havas Group Media. More on Leece in this report from The Drum: The New York posting will see Leece tasked with...

Sony Music Taps New CDO

Sony Music Entertainment has tapped Sol Rashidi to be its new Executive Vice President and Chief Data Officer. Rashid was formerly a CDO for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. She has also previously worked at Ernst & Young LLP and IBM. Rashidi will report to Dennis...