Vijaya Kaza is the Chief Security Officer and Head of Engineering & Data Science for Trust & Safety at Airbnb. She has an extraordinary record of technology leadership in building teams, guiding product development, and driving innovation in the field of security, machine learning, and AI. 

Her personal framework for scaling companies which she shares in our discussion comes from her years of experience doing exactly that at some of the biggest tech companies in the world. Make sure to follow Vijaya on LinkedIn to keep up with her insights. 

I also want to highlight the inspiring account she shares of how Airbnb and many of its users have rallied to support the Ukrainian people during the terrible conflict in Ukraine. Prior to 2022, Airbnb had already helped match over 100,000 people in crisis with housing and other types of support, and the work carries forward with massive contributions and housing programs to support affected Ukrainians. Learn more at airbnb.org. 

Vishal Gupta is the Global CIO and CTO, and SVP of Connected Technology at Lexmark, a brand you’ve likely encountered through their printing products. Our conversation opened my eyes to the wide range of applications for the technologies Lexmark has developed: IOT, predictive data analytics, gaming, and curling irons. Vishal's leadership in the innovation, development, and commercialization of those technologies has no doubt been key to their success. 

He shared stories and great advice as we recorded remotely in January 2022. 

Thanks once again to Vishal and the Lexmark team members who helped coordinate our discussion. Vishal is a prolific member of the Forbes Technology Council and the Wall Street Journal CIO Council, so be sure to follow his work there and on LinkedIn. 

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Today we hear from DeWayne Griffin, Chief Data Officer at State Farm. In the insurance industry, data is critical both to optimization of the business and to delivering a personalized customer experience, and the insight, expertise, and vision Dewayne brings to his role make it easy to understand why he was the right man for the job technically. His leadership philosophy and warmth make it clear why he excels in his executive and people management responsibilities.

We met at the State Farm campus in Atlanta in January 2022.

Thanks once again to DeWayne and the State Farm team members who helped coordinate our discussion. Make sure to follow DeWayne on LinkedIn for more of his insight.

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