AstraZeneca CDO/CIO Cindy Hoots on Leveraging the Global Innovation Ecosystem

713: Cindy discusses tapping into the global talent network and leveraging the company’s innovation hubs around the world. She explains her purview as both CIO and CDO, why she chose to commingle her team between digital and IT, and how she manages the global team. Cindy gives insight into change management practices, creating firm buy-in to ensure successful execution, and why startup ecosystems around the world are becoming more popular. Finally, she talks about the lessons she learned coming out of the pandemic, trends in technology on her radar, and the keys to her continued success. Also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PE-roZw3DCY