Eight executives. One AI governance proposal. Three hours of debate. The CTO wanted security-first. The CDO wanted data quality foundations. The CMO wanted customer-facing AI immediately. The CISO flagged compliance gaps. The COO wanted operational AI. The CFO questioned the entire budget. Legal wanted to pause until regulations clarified. HR raised workforce readiness concerns. Every…
The board meeting was tense. The CEO had just returned from a conference where every keynote featured AI transformation stories. Competitors were announcing AI-driven products. Investors were asking about AI strategy in every earnings call. The board’s directive was clear: “We need AI results. This quarter.” The CTO’s response was equally clear: “We’re not ready….
The CTO owns the technology roadmap. The CDO owns data strategy. The CIO owns infrastructure. The CISO owns security. Legal owns compliance. The COO owns operations. The CFO controls the budget. Ask any of them: “Who owns getting AI into production?” They’ll all say: “We do.” That’s the problem. A healthcare company had an AI…
