50 CIOs Redefining AI Leadership in 2026
Leaders driving AI transformation in their orgranizations.
Deepa Gopinath
CIO
MongoDB
For leading AI and data platform transformation at MongoDB, turning AI-ready infrastructure into a large competitive advantage for developers all around the world.
Deepa Gopinath
CIO
MongoDB
For leading AI and data platform transformation at MongoDB, turning AI-ready infrastructure into a large competitive advantage for developers all around the world.
Fletcher Previn
SVP & CIO
Cisco
For redesigning Cisco’s IT operating model with AI and automation, showing how incumbents can increase execution speed without sacrificing governance or reliability.
Fletcher Previn
SVP & CIO
Cisco
For redesigning Cisco’s IT operating model with AI and automation, showing how incumbents can increase execution speed without sacrificing governance or reliability.
Jazz Pabla
CIO
WSP in Canada
For embedding AI into how engineers access knowledge and deliver projects, redefining a traditionally non-digital industry and the economics of professional services.
Jazz Pabla
CIO
WSP in Canada
For embedding AI into how engineers access knowledge and deliver projects, redefining a traditionally non-digital industry and the economics of professional services.
Lori Beer
CIO
JP Morgan Chase
For leading JPMorgan Chase’s AI modernization, driving scaled AI solutions in fraud, risk, personalization, and employee productivity at global scale.
Lori Beer
CIO
JP Morgan Chase
For leading JPMorgan Chase’s AI modernization, driving scaled AI solutions in fraud, risk, personalization, and employee productivity at global scale.
Michael Davis
CTO, Enterprise Solutions
Nasdaq
For modernizing the core operating platform of global capital markets and embedding AI deeply into how markets are monitored, secured, and scaled.
Michael Davis
CTO, Enterprise Solutions
Nasdaq
For modernizing the core operating platform of global capital markets and embedding AI deeply into how markets are monitored, secured, and scaled.
Naveen Zutshi
CIO
Databricks
For operating at the frontier of AI, he applies the same internal rigor his company delivers to customers - reshaping how enterprises run IT, secure data, and deploy AI.
Naveen Zutshi
CIO
Databricks
For operating at the frontier of AI, he applies the same internal rigor his company delivers to customers - reshaping how enterprises run IT, secure data, and deploy AI.
Top 50 CIOs List
Top 50 CIOs List
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Name
Company
Role
Location
1
Ajay Sabhlok
Rubrik
CIO & CDO
California
1
Ajay Sabhlok
Rubrik
2
Angie Brown
The Home Depot
EVP & CIO
Georgia
2
Angie Brown
The Home Depot
3
Bala Krishnapillai
Hitachi
SVP, CIO
California
3
Bala Krishnapillai
Hitachi
4
Bridget Engle
Wells Fargo
Head of Technology
New York
4
Bridget Engle
Wells Fargo
5
Carl White
Autodesk
SVP, GTM Strategy & Operations & CIO
California
5
Carl White
Autodesk
6
Craig Flower
Zendesk
CIO
California
6
Craig Flower
Zendesk
7
Cynthia Stoddard
Intel
CIO
California
7
Cynthia Stoddard
Intel
8
Deep Ratna Srivastav
Franklin Templeton
Chief AI Officer
California
8
Deep Ratna Srivastav
Franklin Templeton
10
Douglas Schmitt
Dell Technologies
CIO, Dell Technologies & President, Dell Technologies Services
Texas
10
Douglas Schmitt
Dell Technologies
Locations
West
San Francisco, CA
Palo Alto, CA
Menlo Park, CA
San Jose, CA
Los Angeles, CA
San Diego, CA
Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
Phoenix, AZ
Las Vegas, NV
Central
Austin, TX
Dallas, TX
Houston, TX
Denver, CO
Chicago, IL
Minneapolis, MN
Indianapolis, IN
Columbus, OH
Detroit, MI
St. Louis, MO
East & International
New York, NY
Boston, MA
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Washington, DC
Atlanta, GA
Charlotte, NC
Miami, FL
Orlando, FL
London, UK
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