Jodie is a decisive, results-driven leader with more than 30 years of experience developing and leading transformation programs and agendas. As the Global Chief Analytics Officer at Manulife, she leads the company’s efforts worldwide to leverage data and AI to deliver personalized customer experiences, achieve operational excellence and support strategic decision making. Prior to joining Manulife, Jodie was a Managing Director at Accenture Canada where she led the Applied Intelligence Practice. In that role she was responsible for working with clients across industries to develop and implement data and analytics strategies, pushing the boundaries of applied machine intelligence models to deliver incremental value for organizations and their customers. As a recognized expert in Artificial Intelligence, Jodie has been named as one of the “10 Women advancing AI in Canada” by ITWorld Canada, and “Digital Leader of the Year” by Women in IT. She is also a co-host of the award-winning podcast series “The AI Effect,” and was recently named a Catalyst Honours Champion for her work in accelerating progress for women in the workplace in Canada. Jodie holds an Honours Co-op Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo. She lives in Toronto where she is a co-Chair of the organizing committee for Guts+Glory in support of Covenant House.