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How Tiama Hanson-Drury Leads Product, Tech, and AI Without Chasing the Spotlight
How Tiama Hanson-Drury Leads Product, Tech, and AI Without Chasing the Spotlight When you think of a Chief Product and Technology Officer, you might imagine…
Signal to Noise – Listen to Episode 12 with Tiama Hanson-Drury
Signal to Noise: Episode 12 How Tiama Hanson-Drury Leads Product, Tech, and AI Through Change Part-1 Listen on: Transcript [00:00:02] Tiama: I don’t have any…
2021 called. It wants its CIO mandate back.
Most boards and talent leaders know the CIO role has evolved. The disconnect shows up elsewhere—job descriptions, evaluation criteria, operating models, and hiring mandates that…
5 Questions Boards Are Using to Evaluate CIOs in 2026
As Q1 2026 begins, one pattern is showing up consistently in boardrooms. Boards aren’t asking CIOs about systems anymore.They’re asking about outcomes. Across active CIO…
AI Readiness: A Q1 2026 Checklist for Boards, CEOs, and Talent Leaders
Planning is done. Q1 is about execution—and AI readiness is where many organizations are being tested. Budgets are locked. AI tools are already in use….
The Modern CIO Hiring Scorecard: What CEOs and HR Leaders Should Look for in 2026
The CIO role has changed faster than most organizations realize. Once responsible for infrastructure stability and cost control, today’s CIO is increasingly accountable for enterprise…
Signal to Noise – Listen to Episode 11 with Kyle Langworthy
Signal to Noise: Episode 11 The Year In AI: What We Got Right and What Went Wrong in 2025 Listen on: Transcript [00:00:01] Intro: Welcome…
The Year In AI: What We Got Right and What Went Wrong in 2025
The Year In AI: What We Got Right and What Went Wrong in 2025 Artificial intelligence has officially crossed from curiosity to consequence. For most…
CIO vs. CTO vs. CDO: Who Should Own Intelligence Now?
For years, executive technology roles were clearly defined. The CTO built products and platforms. The CDO owned data and analytics. The CIO ran internal systems…
The 4 Modern CIO Archetypes — And How to Know Which One Fits Your Business
Not all CIOs are built for the same moment. Yet many organizations still hire—or evaluate—the role as if one “type” of CIO fits every stage, strategy,…
5 Non-Negotiable Capabilities That Define the Modern CIO
Elite organizations no longer ask whether technology matters. They ask whether their CIO is equipped to lead with it. Across hundreds of CIO searches led by Riviera Partners — spanning public companies, private…
Why the CIO Will Be the Most Important Role—or Hire—of 2026
For years, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) was viewed as a stabilizer. The executive who kept systems running, vendors managed, and risks contained. In 2026, that…
The Real Playbook for AI Adoption in the Enterprise
2025 Highlights: The Real Playbook for AI Adoption in the Enterprise If you spent 2024 talking about AI and 2025 actually trying to deploy it,…
Signal to Noise – Listen to Episode 10
Signal to Noise: Episode 10 2025 Highlights: The Real Playbook for AI Adoption in the Enterprise Listen on: Transcript [00:00:01] Intro: Welcome to Signal to…
CIO Playbook
Inside the CIO’s Comeback See why this leader is now essential to modern business success Get the guide AI has forced a complete rewriting of…