Companies and universities appoint chief AI officers in quick succession
During the week, Slalom (Dan Garrison), New York Life (Zhen Zhao), Netcompany (Mette Kaagaard, from September 1), Montana Tech, Monte Carlo and ArchitectNow all named an AI leader. According to IBM research, the role has two aims, leading AI strategy and speeding up AI adoption, but comparing surveys calls for caution.
Who is affected and how
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- The number of CAIOs varies by survey, so benchmarks should be read with the sample in mind.
Sources
- Slalom Welcomes Dan Garrison as Chief AI Officer | Slalomslalom.com · Aug 6, 2026
- Slalom Welcomes Dan Garrison as Chief AI Officerglobenewswire.com · Aug 6, 2026
- Slalom Welcomes Dan Garrison as Chief AI Officer | FinancialContentfinancialcontent.com · Aug 6, 2026
- New York Life Appoints Zhen Zhao as Chief AI Officerbusinesswire.com · Aug 6, 2026
- New York Life hires Chubb's AI platform head as chief AI officer | Insurance Businessinsurancebusinessmag.com · Aug 7, 2026
- Slalom hires Dan Garrison as chief AI officerconsulting.us · Aug 7, 2026
- Netcompany Group Announces Appointment of Mette Kaagaard as Partner and Commercial Chief Ai Officer, Effective September 1, 2026 | MarketScreenermarketscreener.com · Aug 9, 2026
- Netcompany Group gibt Ernennung von Mette Kaagaard zur Partnerin und Commercial Chief AI Officer bekannt - zum 1. September 2026 | MarketScreener Deutschlandde.marketscreener.com · Aug 9, 2026
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