Cindy Hoots, CIO at AstraZeneca, sits down with Deidre to share her unique perspective on driving innovation at speed and scale. Cindy shares the importance of operationalizing the strategy and how it helped get everyone aligned and focused on outcomes.
Cindy Hoots is a digital transformation force as Chief Digital Officer and CIO at AstraZeneca, reimagining pharma through AI, data, and patient-centric tech to accelerate drug discovery, clinical trials, and global care for 1 billion lives.
She shifted IT from silos to horizontal teams around data/AI and strategy execution, embedding OKRs for alignment across thousands worldwide—fueling virtual reality trials, digital detailing, and hyper-personalized medicine amid COVID pivots.
Deidre Paknad has founded and led three tech startups, acquired companies and been acquired, and led a high-growth business as an executive at IBM for several years; this affords her a unique perspective on using both speed and scale to drive growth. In her role as CEO at WorkBoard, she works with senior leadership teams at some of the world’s largest companies to clarify, align, and drive strategic priorities with greater speed and agility. She is a frequent speaker on Outcome Mindset™ and tapping into ambition.
Deidre has over a dozen patents and has twice been inducted into the Smithsonian Institution for innovation. Goldman Sachs named her one of the 100 most intriguing entrepreneurs of 2019. Deidre hosts The OKR Podcast, which focuses on accelerating outcomes and fostering an outcomes culture.