Reinventing the Operating Model in an Era of Disruption

Reinventing the Operating Model in an Era of Disruption

From Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews) by Metis Strategy

May 14, 2026 · 24 min

About this episode

The episode discusses how enterprise leaders are rethinking AI strategy and organizational transformation in an era of disruption.

AI productivity gains alone are no longer enough. The organizations creating real enterprise value are redesigning their operating models around data, decision advantage, and differentiated capability. In this episode of Technovation, we feature a panel from our most recent Metis Strategy Summit where Peter High moderated a conversation with Alexandra Guenther, SVP & CIO at Leidos, and Kelly Fletcher, CIO of the U.S. Department of State, about how enterprise leaders are rethinking AI strategy, cybersecurity, and organizational transformation during an era of continuous disruption. Key discussion points include: Why AI value must extend beyond productivity metrics How the State Department securely enables AI experimentation at scale The role of enterprise data foundations in successful AI adoption Using AI to improve cybersecurity visibility and decision advantage Leading organizations through the psychology of transformation

People in this episode

Host: Peter High

Guests: Alexandra Guenther, Kelly Fletcher

Topics covered

  • AI strategy
  • cybersecurity
  • organizational transformation
  • operating models
  • enterprise value
  • data foundations

Keywords

  • AI productivity
  • decision advantage
  • cybersecurity visibility
  • data foundations
  • organizational transformation
  • enterprise value

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Leidos, U.S. Department of State

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