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
Insights & Analysis

Latest Articles

Digital Transformation2021-04-09

Enterprise Architects

Enterprise Architect is the most important role in IT function today. Legacy systems modernization will continue absorbing a big chunk of technology budgets.

2 min read
Digital Transformation2021-01-15

Digital Transformation Roadmap

If your organization is not investing enough to ride the curve, you may be putting your future at risk. Here is how to ride it.

1 min read
Leadership2020-03-20

Pay Attention to Opportunity Cost

Opportunity cost is an important business concept that often affects how leaders make decisions. When you say yes to anything, you are saying no to something else.

1 min read
Leadership2018-09-15

Servant Leadership 101

The servant-leader is servant first. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve. Servant leadership creates the conditions for your team to do their best work.

1 min read
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.