Welcome to episode 440 of the AI in Action podcast, the show where we break down the hype and explore the impact that Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are making on our everyday lives.

Powered by Alldus International, our goal is to share with you the insights of technologists and data science enthusiasts to showcase the excellent work that is being done within AI in North America and Europe.

Today’s guest is Cindi Howson, Chief Data Strategy Officer at Thoughtspot & host of The Data Chief podcast. Founded in 2012, ThoughtSpot is an AI-Powered Analytics company with the mission to create a more fact-driven world with the easiest to use analytics platform. ThoughtSpot enables everyone within an organization to limitlessly engage with live data in any popular cloud data platform, making it easy to create and interact with granular, hyper-personalized and actionable insights.

Cindi is an analytics and BI thought leader and expert with a flair for bridging business needs with technology. Cindi advises top clients on data strategy and best practices to becoming data- driven, and influences ThoughtSpot’s product strategy. She was previously a Gartner research Vice President, as the lead author for the data and analytics maturity model and analytics, and BI Magic Quadrant. She introduced new research in data and AI for good, NLP/BI Search and augmented analytics, and brought both the BI bake offs and innovation panels to Gartner globally.

In the episode, Cindi will talk about:

How Thoughtspot are driving a fact-driven world

Four aspects to her role as Chief Data Strategy Officer

How they help organizations embrace data

The working culture at Thoughtspot

What excites her for the future at Thoughtspot

The mission of her Data Chief podcast

To find out more about all the great work happening at Thoughtspot, check out the website www.thoughtspot.com or follow them on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter @thoughtspot. You can also connect with Cindi on Linkedin, follow her on Twitter @BIScorecard and check out her podcast at www.thoughtspot.com/data-chief.

What did you think of Cindi’s podcast? Where do you see the future of AI and Data Science in the industry heading over the next few years? We would love to hear your thoughts on this episode, so please leave a comment below.

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