(US and Canada) We are pleased to welcome Heidi Lanford to CDO Magazine’s Global Editorial Board. Lanford is a Chief Data and Analytics Officer with over 30 years of global strategy and operations leadership experience. Most recently, she served as the Chief Data Officer at Fitch Group, one of the big three credit ratings agencies. At Fitch, she was responsible for data across all divisions and products, and leading the digital transformation to harness data to provide next-generation tools for clients.

Lanford joined Fitch from Red Hat (IBM), where she was Vice President of Enterprise Data and Analytics, leading strategy and execution across analytics, business intelligence, data science, AI/ML, data literacy education, data architecture, and governance. She previously held executive-level positions with Avaya and WPP. She was an advisor for HearstLab, which provides investment and services to early-stage, women-led technology startups.

Additionally, Lanford serves on the advisory board for the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia, the Editorial Board for CDO Magazine, and is a founding board member for Tableau’s Data Leadership Collaborative.

As global thought leaders, CDO Magazine’s Editorial Board of top executives share their expert opinions and innovations in data and analytics. The board ensures that we champion the best companies, leaders, and insights that accelerate our community’s success. Members may serve as editorial writers, reviewers, content developers, and conference speakers.

The CDO Magazine community welcomes Heidi Lanford to our growing Global Editorial Board membership.