Delegate to Innovate: How Letting Go Makes You a Better Leader with Todd James, Former CDTO at 84.51

From Coast Guard missions to AI at Kroger, Todd James shares how true data leadership means knowing when to step back—and when to dive in. Hear how he scaled retail ops with AI, why CDOs must evolve, and why digital transformation is really about people. Todd James is the founder and CEO of Aurora Insights and the former CDTO of 84.51°, Kroger’s retail data-science subsidiary. He spent 15 years at Fidelity leading global data and AI modernization and held leadership roles at Deloitte and the U.S. Coast Guard, where he advanced IT and information security. 🎧 Listen and read along on Alation.com: https://www.alation.com/podcast/episodes/delegate-innovate-todd-james