00:00:00 How Can D&A Leaders Build Their Personal Brand?
00:06:03 How Can D&A Leaders Make the Transition from ‘Tech’ to ‘Exec’?
Sarah James, Senior Research Director, Gartner CDAO Practice
Sarah is a Senior Research Director in Gartner’s CDAO practice, where she focuses on topics at the intersection of data and human behavior — CDAO impact and influence, data-driven culture development, bringing people along on the data journey, self-development, disrupting legacy thinking, neurodiversity, and more. A data and analytics leader, educator and transformation expert with 22 years’ experience building data and analytics strategy and capability across multiple industries, Sarah is a passionate advocate of data and analytics value. She is skilled at influencing and negotiating at all levels of business; successfully engaging a large, disparate customer base; and effectively linking technical and nontechnical audiences. She is also a qualified executive coach and mentor and loves to bring these skills into her work.
00:13:40 What Does It Take to Succeed as An Executive D&A Leader?
Troy Carmichael, Chief Data Officer at Renasant Bank
Troy has been in technology and operations for most of his professional career and has worked in multiple industries, including financial services, healthcare and energy. He brings a passion for people and data to all that he does and is enthused to build and be part of excellent teams.
Troy has an MBA from the University of Alabama, a BA from Auburn University, and is actively involved in his community. He has been a Scoutmaster for many years and has helped more than 75 young men earn the rank of Eagle Scout. He and his wife have been married for more than 30 years and have four grown children.
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