Jody Davids, SVP and CIO of PepsiCo

Published: Jan. 8, 2018, 9 a.m.

323: In this interview, Jody Davids discusses World Class IT Principle Two, Infrastructure, and World Class IT Principle Four, IT and Business Partnerships. Some of the topics discussed include: Jody’s career path from administrative assistant to Global CIO The contrast in leadership styles between Apple’s Steve Jobs and Nike’s Bill Knight, and the impact that had on her own development as a leader The broad experience she gained at Cardinal Health, including overseeing the expansion of IT shared services Her focus on standardizing data and using analytics to improve organizational decision making How her organization provides services to an incredibly wide range of customers in over 200 countries The value of CIOs serving on corporate boards, both to the board as well as to the CIO Eye on the trends: Blockchain