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Vishal Gupta, CPO & CTO at GoGuardian — Why AI is a once-in-a-generation shift
Vishal Gupta
CPO & CTO at GoGuardian
41:30
October 31, 2025

AI is not the next mobile but a once-in-40-years shift, and this episode covers how to pick high-value use cases, build org-wide alignment and manage mixed human and agent teams.

About the guest
Vishal Gupta
CPO & CTO at GoGuardian

Vishal Gupta is Chief Technology and Product Officer at GoGuardian, owning engineering, security, data and product. He was previously CIO and CTO at Lexmark and global CTO at Unisys, with earlier roles at Symantec and Cisco. He holds an MS from Dartmouth and an MBA from Wharton, where he was a Palmer Scholar.

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In this episode
00:00 The Seminal Moment in Technology 02:46 Innovation Through Internal Incubation 05:40 Harnessing AI for Organizational Change 08:58 Building Talent and Alignment for AI 11:47 Identifying Opportunities for AI Implementation 14:55 The Role of Data in AI Success 17:43 Convergence of CIO and CTO Roles 20:47 The Evolving Role of the CIO 23:49 Leadership and Organizational Change 26:51 Agility in Smaller Organizations 29:42 Investing in Wellness and Continuous Learning 32:42 The Importance of Leadership in Change 35:43 Recommended Readings for Growth

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