David Mathison

Summary

I’m the world’s leading authority on Chief AI Officers (CAIOs), Chief Data & Analytics Officers (CDAOs), and Chief Digital Officers (CDOs), having been quoted by CNBC, Financial Times, Forbes, MIT Sloan Management Review, McKinsey, WSJ, & more. I’m CEO/founder of InnovationExchange.ai, parent of CAIO Summit, CDO/CDAO Summits & CDO Club — the world’s first/largest network of CAIOs, CDOs & CDAOs. A $1B+ influence engine, the CDO Club offers trusted access to 100,000 global C-suite AI/Data/Digital leaders who control billions in hiring, investment & strategic spend. Pioneering Firsts in AI, Data & Digital Leadership: ✰ 2025: Launched the world's 1st Talent-as-a-Service (TaaS) platform for fractional/on-demand CAIOs & CDAOs ✰ 2024: Built the world's 1st executive search practice for CAIO & GenAI leaders ✰ 2023: Produced the world's 1st Chief AI Officer Summit ✰ 2013: Delivered the world's 1st Chief Digital Officer (CDO) Summit ✰ 2012: Founded the CDO Club — trusted access to 100K+ C-suite AI/Data/Digital leaders across F500, VC/PE, funded startups, government, military, national security & intelligence communities ✰ 2011–2013: Managing Director, Digital Media at Chadick Ellig, named by Bloomberg BusinessWeek among “The World’s Most Influential Headhunters,” where I incubated what became the CDO Club ✰ 2008: Published Be The Media—a prescient call to the passion economy, helping creators connect directly with their audiences ✰ 1999–2002: Founder/CEO of Kinecta, raised $30M from Adobe, Canaan, Fidelity & Reuters. Topped $1M+ in year-one revenue; acquired via Stellent → Oracle ($440M) ✰ 1994–1999: VP at Reuters; pioneered online content syndication pre-RSS Bootstrapped 3 verticals — exec search, events, community — to 7-figure ARR w/ zero CAC, validating “minicorn” status. I previously built multiple 7-figure products and businesses at Reuters and Kinecta within one year. Led multi-million-dollar GTM & leadership campaigns for Accenture, Bain Capital, IBM, Insight Partners, McKinsey, Microsoft & others. Delivered exec AI & digital strategy programs at Columbia, Oxford, Northeastern & UTS. Hosted summits on 5 continents. Keynoted worldwide—from Columbia Univ & the UN (3x in 2010) to cities spanning Austin to Zagreb—a literal A-to-Z of global digital leadership. Earned my master's degree from Columbia University's School of International & Public Affairs in 1995. Board Roles: • Pace University Lubin School of Business (2020–2021) • HomeAid America (2010–2013) • Mountain Play, Mill Valley, CA (2008) • Marin Community Media Center, San Rafael, CA (2007)