Being an Early Advocate for Innovation with Former AstraZeneca CIO David Smoley

Being an Early Advocate for Innovation with Former AstraZeneca CIO David Smoley

Author: The AI in Enterprise Software Podcast Series April 5, 2023 Duration: 25:32
On the 20th episode of Enterprise Software Innovators, hosts Evan Reiser (Abnormal Security) and Saam Motamedi (Greylock Partners) talk with David Smoley. David has had a storied career, leading technology teams at several large and defining companies, including General Electric, Flex, and AstraZeneca. Most recently, he led an engineering team as a VP at Apple. Today, David shares anecdotes about being an early advocate for innovation, best practices for collaborating with startups, and his e...

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