FastForward Profiles

Explore the minds shaping the future of technology

Every week, we interview Fortune 500 CIOs, CISOs, CTOs and Heads of AI — executives who must navigate innovation, strategy and transformation at the highest level. These profiles spotlight how these leaders are driving change in a rapidly evolving tech landscape.

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Startups

04.22.2025

How JPMorgan Chase partners with startups to drive innovation at massive scale »

How Akamai’s CIO saved $100 million annually by bringing public workloads back on prem

CIO Cloud

04.14.2025

How Akamai’s CIO saved $100 million annually by bringing public workloads back on prem »

This former Salesforce exec is using AI and data to transform higher education

AI CIO Data

04.08.2025

This former Salesforce exec is using AI and data to transform higher education »

How AI is powering the Boston Red Sox on the field and across operations

AI CTO

03.31.2025

How AI is powering the Boston Red Sox on the field and across operations »

For DigiCert chief trust officer, building trust starts in-house

Security

03.25.2025

For DigiCert chief trust officer, building trust starts in-house »

03.18.2025

With a strong data foundation, Capital One was more prepared for generative AI than most »

Dropbox’s Drew Houston: Startups still need to stick to fundamentals in spite of AI hype

AI Startups

03.13.2025

Dropbox’s Drew Houston: Startups still need to stick to fundamentals in spite of AI hype »

03.06.2025

Snowflake’s head of AI takes an inside-out approach to developing AI solutions »

CISO Crypto

02.26.2025

Coinbase CISO strives to align crypto security with the pace of innovation »