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Transformational or Operational CDAO: Which One Are You?

Published August 17, 2023

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Heidi Lanford

Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Read Time 5 minutes

Heidi Lanford

Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Heidi 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.

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