Who's in Charge of Your AI Strategy? SAS CIO Explains Why It Matters
InformationWeek, Friday, October 17th, 2025
CIOs face the challenges of not only deploying AI but also understanding who is responsible for leading their organizations' AI strategy, according to Jay Upchurch.
Among the top items keeping CIOs up at night is understanding who should lead the AI strategy at their organizations.
SAS CIO Jay Upchurch told InformationWeek that CIOs around the world are grappling with determining where the responsibility lies for organizational AI strategies and who should take the lead on company-wide AI mandates. The CIO will, of course, implement AI technologies, Upchurch explained, but settling on who leads the charge on AI strategy is a separate challenge.