The Chief Data Officer Role: What’s Next
Chief data officers are facing a crisis in 2025. Despite record AI investments, more than half of CDOs have a tenure of less than three years. The problem? Most struggle to show concrete business value from data initiatives. This article discusses three forces reshaping the CDO role and proposes a new path forward: transforming the CDO role from a destination into a launching pad for broader C-suite positions that blend domain expertise with data leadership.