Chief digital officer
Template:Short description A chief digital officer (CDO) or a chief digital information officer (CDIO) is an individual who helps a company, a government organization or a city drive growth by converting traditional "analog" businesses to digital ones using the potential of modern online technologies and data (i.e., digital transformation),[1] and at times oversees operations in the rapidly changing digital sectors like mobile applications, social media and related applications, virtual goods, as well as web-based information management and marketing.[2]
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of an organization's CDO are varied and still evolving as the future of a CIO for digital businesses.[3] The CDO is not only a digital expert,[4] but may also be a seasoned general manager. [5] As the role frequently is transformational, CDOs generally are responsible for the adoption of digital technologies across a business.[6] As with most senior executive titles, the responsibilities are set by the organization's board of directors or other authority, depending on the organization's legal structure. The CDO is responsible not just for digital consumer experiences across all business touchpoints, but also for the whole process of digital transformation.[7][8]
Role prevalence
According to a study by Gartner, a predicted 25% of businesses will have created and filled the chief digital officer title by 2015.[9] Research by PwC in 2020 indicates that 21% of large public enterprises had created such a role by 2020, with growth decelerating.[10][11]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Chief Digital Officer' is the next hot executive title, says Gartner". Betanews.com. 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."What Does A CDO Do Anyway?". Mediabistro.com. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Chief Digital Officer Handbook. Buckingham. 15 January 2015. ISBN 978-1502811028.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Obwegeser, Nikolaus (14 May 2019). "How to Choose the Right Digital Leader for Your Company". MIT Sloan Management Review. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Why CIOs May Morph Into the Chief Digital Officer". blogs.wsj.com. 2012-11-18. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "Digital: transforms modern businesses and delivers a global 360 degree vision". Betanews.com.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gartner: Do you have a Chief Digital Officer? You're gonna need one". Networkworld.com. 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."From dazzling to departed - why Chief Digital Officers are doomed to fail". World Economic Forum. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Acker, Pierre Péladeau and Olaf. "Have we reached "peak" chief digital officer?". strategy+business. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
Further reading
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."From Emerging CDO to the AI-Native Enterprise". Olivier Naimi. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Walchshofer, Manuela; Riedl, René (2017). "Der Chief Digital Officer (CDO): Eine empirische Untersuchung". HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik. Springer. doi:10.1365/s40702-017-0320-7. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kessel, Lena; Graf-Vlachy, Lorenz (2022). "Chief digital officers: the state of the art and the road ahead". Management Review Quarterly. Springer. doi:10.1007/s11301-021-00227-8. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.von Boeselager, Friedrich (2017). Der Chief Digital Officer: Die Schlüsselposition für eine erfolgreiche Digitalisierungsstrategie. Springer Gabler. ISBN 978-3658179809.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Emerging Chief Digital Officer". Website Magazine. 2012. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Why MACH+AI (MACHAI) for the Chief Digital Officer". Olivier Naimi. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
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