Role Profile: Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO)

This report provides a role profile for chief artificial intelligence officers (CAIOs), including a job description, key responsibilities, required qualifications, reporting structure, example appointments, and emerging trends for the role. The CAIO position is a C-suite role dedicated to maximizing an organization’s AI potential while ensuring that AI initiatives are executed responsibly and strategically. The CAIO role bridges cutting-edge AI technology and business value, orchestrating how data is transformed into information, then knowledge, and ultimately wisdom to drive decision-making. The number of companies appointing CAIOs has grown rapidly in recent years, reflecting AI’s rising importance; this role profile captures the competencies and expectations associated with this emerging executive role.