Board term: 2015-present
Heidi Lanford is an award-winning global executive with a track record of transformative leadership and operational expertise. She is the co-founder of NavAlytix AI, a technology startup that is focused on the adoption, impact and outcomes of AI. She was most recently the pioneering Chief Data Officer at Fitch Group (parent of Fitch Ratings), a Hearst Company. She joined Fitch from Red Hat (IBM), where she led their enterprise data, analytics and AI strategy. She has earlier executive leadership experience at Avaya, WPP and PwC, across the Americas, Asia, and Europe, in both B2B and B2C companies.
Lanford is a frequent keynote speaker on AI strategy and transformation. She holds a BA in mathematics and statistics from the University of Virginia. She is a strategic advisor to Domino Data Labs and several other early-stage AI companies. She was previously an advisor to HearstLab, which provides investment and services to early-stage, women-led technology startups.
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