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Dr. Katia Walsh, AI Lead, Apollo Portfolio Performance Solutions at Apollo Global Management
Vision AI Award · CDO Vision Boston 2026
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Dr. Katia Walsh

AI Lead, Apollo Portfolio Performance Solutions at Apollo Global Management

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Source: 734 The CIO Room leader profiles with at least one priority theme, from 742 leaders in the series. Share of those leaders in each theme; leaders may have multiple themes. Yellow marks Dr.'s saved themes.

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Beyond the Business Case: When Does AI Investment Actually Pay Off?

Every senior leader is under pressure to show that AI spend translates to business value, but the path from investment to measurable outcomes is rarely linear. This panel brings together executives to share unfiltered perspectives on how they are defining, measuring, and communicating success for AI at the enterprise level, holding their organisations accountable to results, and making the tough call on when to double down, pivot, or walk away. From navigating board expectations and financial scrutiny to recalibrating strategy when pilots don't deliver, panelists will discuss what it genuinely takes to turn AI ambition into sustained competitive advantage. This is not a conversation about technology. It is about leadership, accountability, and the strategic choices that separate AI leaders from AI laggards

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<p>Dr. Katia Walsh leads Artificial Intelligence at Apollo Private Equity. She is one of the</p><p>first Chief AI officers in the world - the first Chief Global Strategy and AI Officer at Levi</p><p>Strauss &amp;amp; Co., the first Chief Global Data and AI Officer at Vodafone Group, the first</p><p>Chief Digital Officer at Harvard Business School, and the co-founder of the Chief</p><p>Customer Office at Prudential Financial.</p><p><br></p><p>Katia holds a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia with specializations in new</p><p>communication technology and quantitative methodology. She is the author of Amazon</p><p>best-seller “Winning With Generative AI: The 90-Day Blueprint For Success.”</p>

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