Bringing Data and AI to Life

Why AI Leaders Must Get Their Hands Dirty ft. Allison Sagraves

August 20, 2026·22 min
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There are no easy answers. Just ask your finance, marketing and operations teams what “sales” means, and you’ll see. In this episode of Bringing Data and AI to Life, host Amy Horowitz (GVP, Informatica) sits down with Allison Sagraves, Chief Data Officer and Carnegie Mellon CDAO faculty. They break down the real barrier holding enterprise AI back: agreeing on what your data actually means. Learn why taxonomy trumps simple data quality, how to close the executive AI confidence gap, and why real AI leadership demands getting into the trenches.

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