CIO · AI Strategist · Technology Executive

Naji Chedid
Leadership in Action

Visionary C-suite technology executive with 25+ years leading enterprise IT operations, AI strategy, and large-scale digital transformations. Bridging the gap between what AI promises and what it can actually deliver.

25+
Years in Tech
AI
Since the 1990s
P.Eng
MBA · PMP
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Latest Articles

AI & Technology2026-06-09

The $50M Margin: Why You're Renting Expensive Models When You Should Own Cheap Ones

Enterprises are paying up to 50× more for closed-model APIs than the cost of fine-tuned open-source models—and losing control in the process. The economics have shifted.

5 min read
Digital Transformation2026-06-09

The Microservices Reckoning: Why Your Decomposition Became Your Bottleneck

The microservices wave left behind a trail of $18K monthly AWS bills and distributed monoliths. The architects winning in 2026 aren't chasing finer granularity—they're consolidating back toward modular design.

4 min read
People Management2026-06-09

The RTO Mandate Paradox: Why You're Betting on Attendance When Attendance Isn't the Problem

RTO mandates are failing at scale—yet leaders keep imposing them. The real problem isn't resistance. It's that we're solving a management confidence crisis by creating a people crisis.

4 min read
Digital Transformation2026-05-31

The Governance Inversion Trap: Why Your Self-Service Data Pipeline Is Your Biggest Governance Liability

Self-service data ingestion doesn't reduce governance burden—it inverts it, creating unmanaged sprawl faster than governance teams can classify it. Here's why and what to do instead.

5 min read
Leadership2026-05-30

The Consolidation Boomerang: Why Your Vendor Rationalization Is Going to Fail Twice

You're collapsing vendors to cut complexity. Instead, you're about to hit a wall mid-project that will cost more than the sprawl ever did.

5 min read
Digital Transformation2026-05-29

The Shadow Build Problem: Why Your Build-vs-Buy Wins Are Becoming Tomorrow's Liabilities

Teams are replacing SaaS with custom builds—but 60% are building outside IT oversight. This is creating a new class of technical debt faster than consolidation saves money.

6 min read
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Background

About Me

I am a visionary C-suite technology executive with 25+ years leading enterprise IT operations and technology transformations. Equally fluent in managing complex IT ecosystems — ERP platforms, cloud infrastructure, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity — and architecting AI strategies that embed intelligent automation into core business processes.

My passion for artificial intelligence is foundational. I have been following and working with AI since the 1990s, when I completed both my Engineering undergraduate project and my Master's thesis in artificial intelligence.

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AI & Emerging Technology

Enterprise AI strategy, agentic systems, ML/DL/NLP, GenAI, AI governance, LLM integration

Strategic & Operational Leadership

IT strategy, digital transformation, ERP, enterprise architecture, cloud, program management

Business & People Leadership

High-performing teams, vendor negotiations, budget optimization, cybersecurity governance

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Open to discussing technology leadership, AI strategy, digital transformation, or potential collaborations.