Most CEOs think their CIOs lack AI savviness

More than half of all CEOs don’t have faith that their CIOs have enough AI expertise to meet their organizations’ short-term needs, raising serious questions about CIO job security and enterprise ability to execute AI priorities.

Just 44% of CEOs believe their CIOs are savvy enough to guide their organizations to meet their organizations’ AI needs through 2026, according to a survey conducted by Gartner in the second half of 2024. Just 40% of CEOs see their chief data officers as AI savvy, and fewer than 20% believe in the AI expertise of most other C-suite executives.

Critical infrastructure CIOs chart a vital new course for IT

We are standing at a once-in-a-generation inflection point that will rival the most transformative infrastructure eras in US history. Fueled by the rise of AI, more than $7 trillion is being invested into the infrastructure needed to power the future, with companies projected to invest $5.2 trillion into data centers by 2030 to add 125 gigawatts of AI-related capacity.

This massive growth amounts to a reimagining of what critical infrastructure looks like in the AI era. At the center of this revolution is a new class of tech executives helping their companies not just keep up, but leap forward, by designing, securing, and scaling the digital foundations of tomorrow’s economy.

DEI rollbacks: Where top tech companies stand on diversity, equity, and inclusion

In the wake of the Trump Administration’s campaign against DEI initiatives, many companies in the tech industry have fallen in line. In a complete 180 from promises made in 2020 to maintain a commitment to diversity, many high-profile tech organizations such as Google, Amazon, and Meta are now making headlines for ending DEI programs. And they moved fast, making changes to DEI language and programming as early as Jan. 10, more than a week before the Trump administration officially took office.

Organizations across every industry are reportedly facing pressure from shareholders, with proposals being raised to reduce DEI language and eliminate diversity goals from public filings. Companies such as Costco and Apple have pushed back against these proposals, however, but many more have acquiesced, moving to eliminate DEI language from public filings, fire DEI personnel, and cancel internal DEI programs and initiatives.

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