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Why the Original CIO-CHRO AI Power Team Was Necessary but Not Sufficient 

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18.01.2026

AI doesn’t create value because people use it. It creates value when enterprises are redesigned around it. 

BY KEITH FERRAZZI, FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN, FERRAZZI GREENLIGHT @FERRAZZI

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This article was written by Keith Ferrazzi and Wendy Smith. Smith is the head of research & thought leadership at Ferrazzi Greenlight, where she manages practitioner-led research with Fortune 500 executives on AI-driven transformation. Below, they share why the CIO–CHRO power team needed to evolve in the age of AI.

When generative AI entered the enterprise, many companies correctly identified the chief information officer–chief human resources officer (CIO–CHRO) partnership as the power team for the AI era. The logic........

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