CIOs find themselves at a crossroads. The rapid advancement of AI has reshaped how businesses operate, with the adoption of AI taking place nearly twice as fast as the internet or personal computing did, according to a recent McKinsey report. This change brings fresh challenges for IT leaders. Unlocking AI’s value requires more than deployment; CIOs must ensure their company’s underlying technology environment is robust, secure, and scalable. It means managing the complexity of an expanding tech stack, IT skills gaps, and a distributed workforce. This already represents a challenge, with 75% of CIOs reporting difficulty balancing AI usage in…
Joel Carusone
Joel Carusone
Joel Carusone is the Senior Vice President of Data and Artificial Intelligence at NinjaOne. A proven technical leader with an aptitude for innovation and success, Joel’s primary responsibility is to oversee research, development, and deployment of secure AI technology practices inside NinjaOne. Prior to NinjaOne, Carusone served as Chief Technology Officer at Zeno Technologies, where he oversaw product innovation and development for the energy-focused software development company. Before that, he held various technical roles at enterprise customer data platform Radius Intelligence (acquired by SoftBank-backed startup Kabbage in 2019), where he worked his way up to CEO. Joel holds a bachelor's degree in biology and information sciences from Syracuse University.